tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439893903732515728.post5919969566857409900..comments2023-12-14T01:28:01.583-08:00Comments on Not Totally Rad: A Post-Holiday Health QuizThe Samurai Radiologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821218260930916714noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439893903732515728.post-14708354960224259112009-01-21T01:21:00.000-08:002009-01-21T01:21:00.000-08:00@ zorg:Fear not, your rhetorical skills are intact...@ zorg:<BR/><BR/>Fear not, your rhetorical skills are intact, and your humor mode was quite evident to me.<BR/> <BR/>However, the best humor also has is based in reality. You caught me in a few spots where I pared things down a bit too far, and I appreciate the feedback.<BR/><BR/>Your superhero speculations are also welcome. Hothead would be welcome at a lot more parties than a superhero with his powers located elsewhere, such as his butt.The Samurai Radiologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821218260930916714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439893903732515728.post-33135193943943059412009-01-20T09:45:00.000-08:002009-01-20T09:45:00.000-08:00And more silliness ... if someone really did lose ...And more silliness ... if someone really did lose a disproportionate amount of heat from their head, it could make for an interesting new superhero. The hapless fellow would have to wear a specially insulated hat most of the time, and when he wanted to say, melt some ice cubes or cut his way into the frozen Fortress of Solitude, he'd just remove his hat and bow toward his target. This would cause his head to focus the infrared radiation at his target.<BR/><BR/>I'd call him something like Hothead.<BR/><BR/>Silly mode OFF.Zorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520058273816960539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439893903732515728.post-69808428410646834702009-01-20T09:42:00.000-08:002009-01-20T09:42:00.000-08:00Ah, I see that my rhetorical skills are lacking as...Ah, I see that my rhetorical skills are lacking as I completely failed to convey the fact that I was being a bit facetious and silly with my remarks.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I am (and was) familiar with the original article, having read it when first released. My goal was to poke gentle fun at the myths more than to challenge the actual science.<BR/><BR/>Back to remedial humor writing 101!Zorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520058273816960539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439893903732515728.post-25829570545705282692009-01-14T13:48:00.000-08:002009-01-14T13:48:00.000-08:00@ zorg:Points well taken. I clearly sacrificed cl...@ zorg:<BR/><BR/>Points well taken. I clearly sacrificed clarity in the interests of brevity in several cases. <BR/><BR/>It would be well worth your time to click through to the original BMJ articles, which are more prolix and more precise in their definitions regarding these myths. <BR/><BR/>You're quite right about feasting anytime making one fat. The point that I obfuscated in the name of brevity was that nocturnal is no worse than any other time.<BR/><BR/>Likewise, one can certainly lose heat through one's head. However, one doesn't lose proportionately more heat from the head than from other body parts.The Samurai Radiologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821218260930916714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439893903732515728.post-28503267342620533532009-01-14T13:17:00.000-08:002009-01-14T13:17:00.000-08:00They're not ALL false! For example, nocturnal fea...They're not ALL false! For example, nocturnal feasting does make you fat. So does diurnal feasting. And preprandial feasting, post-prandial feasting, and of course, the ever-favorite prandial feasting.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line: feasting makes you fat, no matter when you're doing it. Adding an adjective like "nocturnal" doesn't make a true statement into a false one.<BR/><BR/>And that one about losing a "large fraction" of your body heat through your head? Well, it appears that you can lose about 10% of your body heat through the uncovered head. Is that a "large fraction"? What IS "large" anyway?<BR/><BR/>Okay, I'm devolving into idle silliness now. I'll stop.Zorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520058273816960539noreply@blogger.com