I read in !emc-pstc that Chris Maxwell <chris.maxw...@nettest.com> wrote (in <83d652574e7af740873674f9fc12dbaaf7e...@utexh1w2.gnnettest.com>) about 'Heat Sink Colour.' on Mon, 12 May 2003: >We radiate heat through our skin, not our clothes.
We don't cool by radiation much, but by evaporation of perspiration. >Dark skin radiates better, >hence the dark coloring of people with African ancestry. The dark skin is more for protection against UV. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc