Gidds
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I've heard all kinds of anecdotes about this and I've made some anecdotal observations of my own but let's see what the polls say 
Gender v. Water Temp.
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LOL.. you have the funniest threads, I swear.
What kind of answers do you expect...?
Personally, I feel colder when diving as a woman than diving as a man. IMHO, YMMV, BIDI.
What kind of answers do you expect...?
Personally, I feel colder when diving as a woman than diving as a man. IMHO, YMMV, BIDI.
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Gidds
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I'm a very curious person is all. My scientific training indicates that the generalized observed trend has a basis in something other than human physiology but it may also have something to do with geographic region.If I have some data I can do some statistical analysis on it to see if there is a significant correlation etc. We'll see how it comes out Go vote!
Go vote!
Women tend to have less muscle mass than guys, and muscle mass is what uses calories and generates heat? Possible explanation.
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Gidds
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Yes but we tend to have more body fat so we ought to stay warmer longer right?
Thanks to those participating in my poll
Thanks to those participating in my poll
My wifes's not on the board but she's a cold water gal too.
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abitton
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I would venture that water temperature when diving correlates much more closely to geographical location than gender...
Then again...
Keep us posted!!
Alex
Then again...
Keep us posted!!
Alex
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Gidds
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hee hee, good point but that's not quite what I meant I was trying to figure out why women who live in cold places seem less likely to dive than women who live in warm places but that's kind of a different poll question. Maybe women who live in cold places dive in warm places making the previous question invalid :06: Do men really stay warmer than women up here or is there some sort of social factor coming into play? :06: :06:
I was trying to figure out why women who live in cold places seem less likely to dive than women who live in warm places but that's kind of a different poll question. Maybe women who live in cold places dive in warm places making the previous question invalid :06: Do men really stay warmer than women up here or is there some sort of social factor coming into play? :06: :06:
abitton
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My bad...
Still keep us posted!!
Still keep us posted!!
Gidds:hee hee, good point but that's not quite what I meant
I think it's less about the cold water than it is about:
1) The amount of gear/weight you have to wear (and still be cold, usually)
2) There are lots of pretty things to see in warm waters that you just don't see in cold water.
1) The amount of gear/weight you have to wear (and still be cold, usually)
2) There are lots of pretty things to see in warm waters that you just don't see in cold water.
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