# Is my ass cold or what? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 13, 2001, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-ass-cold-or-what/76113 "2001-08-13T22:56:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2001, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-ass-cold-or-what/76113/1 "2001-08-13T22:56:19Z")
Why can I sit back in my own chair and feel nothing out of the ordinary but when I sit in a chair after someone else has been in it I can feel all kinds of bootie BTUs? Maybe mine is more insulated than most. Ask any of the Phoenix dopers, it’s big enough to have its own congressman. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-ass-cold-or-what/76113/2 "2001-08-13T23:29:14Z")
Insufficient data available to supply a meaningful answer. 1. What material is your own chair? When sitting on a chair recently vacated by a third party, do the materials vary greatly from those of your own chair? 2. When sitting in chairs, are you in the habit of wearing pants? If not, why not? 3. What is the surface area of your butt? (Please give the answer in Imperial units.) I am working on your query but require the above details in order to reach a feasible conclusion. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-ass-cold-or-what/76113/3 "2001-08-13T23:39:22Z")
All I know is, I’m going to have a hard time not saying “boo-tee-yoos” the next chance I have. 😃 Thanks, **Padeye**! ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-ass-cold-or-what/76113/4 "2001-08-13T23:47:56Z")
I’ve always observed this phenomina but just today with my own, cloth upholstered office chair. I do wear pants as did the PC tech who was here restoring the stuff the other PC tech deleted. Area huh. I’ll call a surveyor. Is hectares good enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2001, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-ass-cold-or-what/76113/5 "2001-08-14T01:43:02Z")
What’s a “Bootie BTU”? :S Forgive my ignorance! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2001, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-ass-cold-or-what/76113/6 "2001-08-14T02:03:34Z")
Try this; Sit in another chair while the guy’s sitting in yours (to keep your ass warm). When he leaves, immediately move to your chair. Does it feel warmer than the one you were sitting in? My theory is that while you’re waiting your ass cools relative to his, because he’s sitting. In the same vein; Is it proper bathroom etiquette to tell the guy vacating the stall you’re going to use “Thanks for warming it up for me”? Seem’s nice enough to me, but I get wierd looks when I say it. 😕 Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![askol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@askol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askol)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2001, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-ass-cold-or-what/76113/7 "2001-08-14T03:45:39Z")
**mangeorge** : I think it is because you talked to him. Talking to people that you are not firends while entering/occupying/exiting the stall is a men’s bathroom no. You probably shouldn’t be talking at all in the men’s bathroom unless absolutely neccesary (i.e., mortal wound, out of TP). askol