# Pluck hairs to stay warm?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 25, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluck-hairs-to-stay-warm/365946 "2006-07-25T12:56:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluck-hairs-to-stay-warm/365946/1 "2006-07-25T12:56:19Z")

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In this january’s edition of National Geographic I read: “Jens plucks the hairs from his face with tweezers. ‘The hairs sticking out make your face freeze faster’, he explains.”, thus reports NG (Jens is an eskimo hunting at -40F). Because I share my deep freezer with eleven others, quaests for that tasty burger you left somewhere can become quite lenghty and proper preparation is essential. I always thought body hair actually keeps you warmer by retaining the thin layer of air that buffers the temperature difference…  
Please help me solve this physics problem, should I shave before delving into our fridge?