The Effects of Kilt Yardage on Body Heat Loss

[Livingston]

Great research TH. However, one does have to ask, based on the statement below:

The Effect of Kilt Yardage on Body Heat Loss in a Cold Environment

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After considerable thought, and several drams of single-malt MacCallum, the principle researcher concluded that once walking was introduced as a variable, the advantage of extra yardage (if there was one at all) would be reduced or totally negated. Further consideration (and at least one more dram) resulted in the proposistion...ppropasishun...propazishun...idea that perhaps the additional lateral pendular movement (hereinafter, “swish”) of the heavier kilt might actually exchange the air within the garment more efficiently, thereby losing heat to the environment even more rapidly than would a kilt with more a modest swish factor. <snip>
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would it be possible that the swish was somewhat more pronounced due to a minor lack of balance brought on by "several drams of single-malt MacCallum"? This of course would be somewhat releived for the second and third kilts tested due to the known fact that over time the effect of single-malt does decrease.

I would suggest that you repeat this without the single-malt to verify your test results.

[Tartan Hiker]

[QUOTE=Livingston;658883]Great research TH. However, one does have to ask, based on the statement below:

The Effect of Kilt Yardage on Body Heat Loss in a Cold Environment

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After considerable thought, and several drams of single-malt MacCallum, the principle researcher concluded that once walking was introduced as a variable, the advantage of extra yardage (if there was one at all) would be reduced or totally negated. Further consideration (and at least one more dram) resulted in the proposistion...ppropasishun...propazishun...idea that perhaps the additional lateral pendular movement (hereinafter, “swish”) of the heavier kilt might actually exchange the air within the garment more efficiently, thereby losing heat to the environment even more rapidly than would a kilt with more a modest swish factor. <snip>
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would it be possible that the swish was somewhat more pronounced due to a minor lack of balance brought on by "several drams of single-malt MacCallum"? This of course would be somewhat releived for the second and third kilts tested due to the known fact that over time the effect of single-malt does decrease.

Ah, but I was not drinking on the night of the test...that occurred several nights prior. The night of the test I even avoided drinking a cold beverage to avoid any reduction of core temperature and the resulting metabolic "bounce" that would follow, and I partook of no alcohol whatsoever until after the three tests were completed!

[Livingston]

Then sir, I do declare this a valid result.

So, what will be the next experiment? The correct number of drops of pure water added to a dram of MacCallum single-malt to bring out the ideal flavors? Naturally starting with 0 and working your way up.

[Tartan Hiker]

Then sir, I do declare this a valid result.

So, what will be the next experiment? The correct number of drops of pure water added to a dram of MacCallum single-malt to bring out the ideal flavors? Naturally starting with 0 and working your way up.

I've already worked that out...it's a 6:1 ratio of MacCallum to spring water. When drinking blended Scotch, I throttle back to 5:1.