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6 Minute English

How much heat do you lose from your head?

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a download from BBC Learning English.

0:03.1

To find out more, visit our website.

0:12.4

Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob.

0:16.5

And I'm Georgina.

0:17.9

Oh, it's freezing cold outside today, Georgina.

0:21.5

Make sure you wrap up warm.

0:23.1

I'll put my woolly hat on.

0:24.9

When I was growing up, I was told that you lose half your body heat from your head.

0:29.3

No, don't believe that, Georgina.

0:31.4

It's just a popular myth.

0:33.2

You know, something people think is true, which actually isn't.

0:37.1

Like, bulls get angry when they see the colour red or goldfish only have a three-second memory.

0:43.1

Oh, I thought red really did make bulls angry.

0:46.8

But you're right, there is some disagreement over the age or question.

0:50.0

Should I wear a hat when it's cold outside?

0:52.7

In this programme, we'll be asking how much body heat we lose from our head

0:57.1

and discovering that a simple answer isn't so easy to find.

1:01.1

But first, it's time for my quiz question.

1:03.7

And let's start by asking someone who knows all about surviving in the cold,

1:08.4

the US Army.

1:10.1

According to the Cold Weather Survival chapter of the US Army Field Guide,

1:15.6

how much heat is lost in the cold through an uncovered head?

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