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Old 01-21-2011, 02:54 PM   #1
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Default Deion "Primetime" Sanders

Was listening to one of the dumb local sports talk shows this morning.

One of the hosts asks Deion, "Does cold weather [bears vs. packers] affect the offense more, or the defense?"

"I just know it's not good for the black man. It probably benefits the team with less black players."

LOL.

The hosts went on to the next question.
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Old 01-21-2011, 05:50 PM   #2
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Why is that? From what I know, black skin is actually thicker.

In Thomas Hauser's Muhammad Ali bio Ali's doctor said black boxers don't get cut as easily.

My friend's wife is a nurse, and she said that when she gives people shots, black skin is harder to poke through.

That should mean more insulation.
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Old 01-21-2011, 07:21 PM   #3
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Boy, this is one of those awkward moments.

Like when you tell a joke about the priest, the rabbi, and the preacher. And then the next guy follows up with a skinhead holocaust "joke". And no one else laughs.

Deion grew up in Florida. Deion believes cold does not sit well with black folks. That's Deion's belief, and I have no idea where he gets it from.

And I have no idea where you got the idea that "thickness" of skin equates to cold-tolerance.

These race things are dangerous waters. You best leave it to me.
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I'd love to see evidence that the derma layers are thicker in one race or another. And insulation is usually related to fat, not skin.
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I'd love to see evidence that the derma layers are thicker in one race or another. And insulation is usually related to fat, not skin.
thanks. here is the study.

http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/31729.htm

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The information regarding skin thickness can be found in Richards GM, Oresajo CO, Halder RM. Structure and function of ethnic skin and hair. Dermatol Clin. 2003. Oct;21(4):595-600. Briefly, the stratum corneum, or the outer most layer of the skin of blacks has been shown to be made up of more layers when compared with that of whites. The overall thickness of this layer in white and black skin is generally similar, however in black skin it seems to be more compact, accounting for the greater number of layers.
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Darkly pigmented skin displays both a more resistant barrier and one that recovers more quickly after perturbation by tape stripping than does the skin of individuals with lighter pigmentation. These findings have potential implications for transdermal delivery of topical or systemic therapeutic agents, the ability of individuals with different skin types to withstand environmental or occupational insults, and the influence of acquired hyperpigmentation or pigment loss to influence permeability.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7574829
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Here's one for you Chino:

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Racial Differences in Skin Resistance

Johnson, Laverne C.; Corah, Norman L.
Science, Volume 139, Issue 3556, pp. 766-767

In two laboratories utilizing different age subjects and recording techniques, Negro subjects had higher skin resistance than a comparable white population. There was no difference in other autonomic variables or autonomic reactivity. Reasons for this racial difference may offer a better physiological explanation for galvanic skin resistance.
What about physiognomy?
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What about physiognomy?
OK let's stop there. Three consistent studies is enough.
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So what does this have to do with cold weather?

Is your next theory going to be that curly short hair is not as efficient in trapping heat?
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So what does this have to do with cold weather?

Is your next theory going to be that curly short hair is not as efficient in trapping heat?
exactly. More compact skin doesn't imply more insulation. Does the compactness respirate better?

However, it doesn't imply more hardiness to adverse weather conditions.
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