Anti-Frostidigitation: Heatpipe Gloves

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Anti-Frostidigitation: Heatpipe Gloves

Posted by michael on Thursday January 22, 2004 @07:08AM from the windchill-of-minus-20 dept.

Hettinga writes "A little casemod couture this morning, courtesy of Hongbin Ma, a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri. He has developed heatpipe-driven gloves which pump therms from your toasty upper arm down to those aforementioned frosty digits. 'Each glove contains five small heat pipes, one for each finger, that are about 14 inches long and 1 mm x 2 mm in the cross section. Each pipe consists of three sections: an evaporating section, which is attached to the upper arm area; an adiabatic section, which is between the finger area and the arm area; and the condensing section, which is attached to the finger area.' Coming soon to a half-pipe near you..."

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Seriously? by raceface · 2004-01-22 07:09 · Score: 3, Funny

I'll take two.

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Too bad... by bperkins · 2004-01-22 07:10 · Score: 5, Funny

nature didn't provide us with some kind of fluid that automatically circulates throughout our body to distribute warmth and nutrients.
1. Re:Too bad... by Kenja · 2004-01-22 07:21 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Nature did. Its called coffee.
  
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2. Re:Too bad... by clarinetforhire · 2004-01-22 07:48 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  This would be great for someone who gets cold and stiff extremeties in otherwise warm environments, where taking heat away from the torso isn't dangerous. In the winter I can have a space heating blowing full blast on me, I'm sweating...but still my fingers are icicles. Guess my gender! (and I'm young and healthy...I don't get it.)
  
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3. Re:Too bad... by martyros · 2004-01-22 08:21 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  See, I can understand the body's reaction, saving the vital organs by sacrificing the hands. But there are times -- for example, when I'm running, or doing some other physical activity [Yes, I just flagged myself as an atypical geek] that my torso is overheated -- I take off my hat, unzip my shirt, and am still sweating; but my hands and feet are still icy cold.
  You'd think at least the temp-regulation system would be smart enough to shunt some of that extra heat off to your hands before busting out the sweat... But I guess the right hand doesn't know what the left lung is doing. =)
  
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Great... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-22 07:11 · Score: 2, Funny

now my upper arms are cold.
Cool by swordboy · 2004-01-22 07:11 · Score: 3, Funny

I could use some of these gloves for Anti-Burnination!

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Inverse overclocking... by vudufixit · 2004-01-22 07:12 · Score: 5, Funny

My fingers stiffen up and I can't type very well in chilly air. I'm rated at 73 WPM at standard room temperature. Imagine the productivity boost with these babies on! At least 5-10 WPM for sure!
I am concerned.... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-22 07:12 · Score: 2, Funny

This will negate the very positive Darwinian influence on our gene pool WRT "People who are too fscking stupid to come in out of the cold." ;-)
Re:Aerogel by Baron_Yam · 2004-01-22 07:22 · Score: 4, Funny

I can certainly see somebody making a hard suit for central Antarctica lined with Aerogel. Can you imagine? "Bob's lost in that blizzard! We have to find him in less than a month or he'll starve!"
Re:Aerogel by Dr+Reducto · 2004-01-22 07:31 · Score: 3, Funny

It would really be: We have to find him in four hours because he'll overheat in that suit without someone to get him out!
Re:Hypothermia? by Chris+Burke · 2004-01-22 07:51 · Score: 3, Funny

Yes. So if you are out in the snow naked except for these gloves, then you should take them off. But the problem then isn't really the gloves.

Solution to fend of heat-pipe-glove-induced hypothermia, buy a warm coat to go with it.

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A cure! by Pragmatix · 2004-01-22 08:33 · Score: 2, Funny

Quick, adapt this thing to underpants and we can do away with 'shrinkage'!
I would like to point out that... by BraveLittleHamster · 2004-01-22 09:37 · Score: 2, Funny

any argument making frequent use of the term 'mitten' is intrinsically hilarious.