gunoftexas
@gunoftexas · Jul 24, 2026
False: You lose most of your body heat through your head
The head loses heat roughly proportional to its share of exposed skin — about 7-10%, not the 40-45% the myth claims. The number originated from a 1950s military experiment where test subjects wore full-body arctic suits with only their heads exposed, guaranteeing the head would lose the most heat since it was the only bare skin.
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