Book 12. (1 results) Beasts of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 10 | 220 | It does not View more quotes about escape">escape from the bottom because warm air, being less dense than cold air, tends to rise. |
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Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 10 | 217 | The warming factor of the garment is a function of air trapped against the skin. |
| 10 | 218 | This air, inside the garment, is warmed by the body, of course. |
| 10 | 219 | The garment, because of the hood, and the weight of the garment on the shoulders, tends to trap this warm air inside. |
| 10 | 220 | It does not escape from the bottom because warm air, being less dense than cold air, tends to rise. |
| 10 | 221 | The major danger of these garments, interestingly, is the danger of the wearer becoming overheated. |
| 10 | 222 | Perspiration in the arctic winter, which can freeze on the body, and soak the clothing, which can then become like ice, brittle and useless, is a peril to be avoided if at all possible. |
| 10 | 223 | Yet the garment's design permits this danger to be nullified. |
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The warming factor of the garment is a function of air trapped against the skin.
This air, inside the garment, is warmed by the body, of course.
The garment, because of the hood, and the weight of the garment on the shoulders, tends to trap this warm air inside.
It does not escape from the bottom because warm air, being less dense than cold air, tends to rise.
The major danger of these garments, interestingly, is the danger of the wearer becoming overheated.
Perspiration in the arctic winter, which can freeze on the body, and soak the clothing, which can then become like ice, brittle and useless, is a peril to be avoided if at all possible.
Yet the garment's design permits this danger to be nullified.
- (Beasts of Gor)