• Question: why do some people feel cold before others?

    Asked by confuddled213 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      It’s to do with the person’s size, blood flow to the skin, what they are used to, heat produced by their muscles, how wet they are (or how much they are sweating), if they are ill and loads of other factors. Men often seem to prefer colder temperatures than women, but not universally.

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      Nice answer – sounds good to me.

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