Quote Originally Posted by keydetpiper View Post
As a scientist, I enjoyed reading the paper quite a bit, and thought it generally a well organized experiment. I think there should have been a control experiment done with just the boxer shorts (no kilt) to see just how well it insulates, but I can understand the experimenter's reluctance to volunteer for this aspect of the experiment.
I think obviously the control should regimentally UN-kilted! But the variables of heat loss are several: \
the heat gradiant from skin to the environment
the convection loss from the movement of the medium (air)
radiation loss to a cold surface which is therefore NOT reflected by environmental temps
evaporative loss, increased in a dry environment

Kilt physics are undoubtedly helpful in evaporative loss and radiation loss but a wee breeze can sure "cool things down" a mite