On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 09:25:12PM +0000, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > Damon Agretto wrote: > > > >> As a descendant from Portuguese, I can only find > >> this ironic. Portuguese child used to drink alcohol > >> regularly, as children today drink soft-drinks. > > > > So Alberto, do you think the Portuguese were immoral > > for this? > > > No, of course not! They lived in a freezing place, alcohol > was essential to keep their bodies in a warm temperature.
Alcohol doesn't "keep your body warm". It produces a feeling of warmth by enhancing blood flow near the skin's surface. But in reality, your body heat will then dissipate into the environment more quickly. To keep your body warm in a cold ambient, you need insulation between your body and the ambient. Such as a coat. Perhaps the alcohol clouded their minds and kept them from realizing this simple fact? -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
