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1. Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2013 12:31:03 EST Evan Prodromou

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   • Amita June Prodromou
   I was talking to @amitajune about babies in cold weather yesterday on the walk to school. I told her they're in more danger in extreme cold.
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2013 12:31:14 EST Evan Prodromou

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     But I'm not sure why that would be.
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2013 12:31:54 EST Evan Prodromou

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     Partly I think because they're not smart enough to cover up or get out of the cold when they start getting frostbite. Silly babies!
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2013 12:32:50 EST Evan Prodromou

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     But I was also thinking this: heat generation of your body is metabolic and proportional to mass and thus volume.
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2013 12:33:11 EST Evan Prodromou

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     Heat loss is proportional to surface area.
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2013 12:34:55 EST Evan Prodromou

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     Since volume goes up by x^3, and SA goes up by x^2, I think the heat-gen-to-heat-loss of an animal goes up by x.
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2013 12:36:34 EST Evan Prodromou

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     I figure also that heat generation is probably localized, so the problem happens more with extremities like toes and ears and noses.
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2013 12:37:39 EST Evan Prodromou

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     Is that crazy talk?
   • Evan Prodromou (evan)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2013 12:43:05 EST Evan Prodromou

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     Ah! So, apparently, infants' thermoregulation mechanisms aren't fully developed, also. http://identi.ca/url/75148923