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Comment author: tut 27 October 2014 04:13:38PM 1 point [-]

For a given body-shape, they should. For a given metabolism people with lower surface to volume ratio (ie round people) should have higher skin temperature.

Comment author: Lumifer 27 October 2014 04:33:05PM 1 point [-]

For a given metabolism people with lower surface to volume ratio (ie round people) should have higher skin temperature.

And spherical cows in vacuum should have the highest skin temperature of them all!

Comment author: brazil84 27 October 2014 04:31:35PM 1 point [-]

For a given body-shape, they should. For a given metabolism people with lower surface to volume ratio (ie round people) should have higher skin temperature.

I would have to agree with this. I wonder how much of an impact body shape has.

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