The Ultimate Crimefighting Team

[rinue]

The studio where I spend the large part of my workday is cold enough that it's pretty uncomfortable even when I'm wearing two sweaters and a scarf; I normally wrap myself in a blanket and am still uncomfortably cool. (The building has been retrofitted a lot of times and is not a space that would be easy to climate control anyway; it has to be this cold in my studio to prevent it being 90 degrees in another part of the building. This is the best balance they could find.)

However, today, for the first time in months, I am not cold, and do you know why? It is because I read a lot of industry and academic data on temperature regulation, and the consensus seemed to be that if I could keep my feet and my palms warm, my body would assume that the rest of it was also fine. And I thought, "well, my friend Des made me some awfully fine trigger gloves that are stylish and rugged while allowing full range of motion and exposure of the fine sensors that reside in my fingertips." I tell you it is like some kind of magical armor, which Des said it would be, and I only thought Des was speaking fancifully. And this is exactly how things always go in these stories, where you are looking for the magical sword of legend and it turns out to be the crummy sword your father gave you ages ago.

In conclusion, the world has once again been saved by love and science, the ultimate crimefighting team.

Comments

[valancy.livejournal.com]

That is brilliant. I've actually spent a lot of time learning about staying warm lately because of my preparation for Search & Rescue (which is...jeepers...a lot of learning; I tie knots when I'm between things now, and memorize how to handle snake bites and bear safety). They are really big on the extremeties - two kinds of gloves at least; two pairs of socks on your feet at once and at least two more in the backpack; two kinds of hats at least. You don't have to wear both hats and gloves at the same time, but you must have options, and you often do wear both at once.

Did you know that silk is the warmest fabric per weight that there is? Fascinating stuff. I bought some silk first-layer garments that are treated for durability. It's...well, soft as silk. Awesome. I feel quite luxurious out hiking in my silk long undies, I must say.

[rinue.livejournal.com]

I did know that about silk! It's always struck me as an extremely useful material, one of the few that is valuable and also incredibly utile. (The others that leap to mind are diamonds and gold.) It's a nice contrast to things that are cheap but very useful (water, wool) and things that are expensive but not very useful. I love that you are doing all this survival training since you are on my team in the event of a doomsday scenario.