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True. It's long been my opinion that it's more efficient to heat a person (or a couple of persons) than to heat an entire home, most of which is empty at any gi
by elric 6y ago
True. It's long been my opinion that it's more efficient to heat a person (or a couple of persons) than to heat an entire home, most of which is empty at any given time. A kotatsu fits that bill rather nicely.
- seanmcdirmid 6y agoKotatsus are limited: they are ok if you are idle, but they don’t warm your hands if you want to get work done on a laptop. I can never get anything done MIL’s apartment in southern China in the winter (southern China gets no central heating, and it still gets cold).
- carapace 6y agoPut a lump of butter in your tea. Sure it's gross but you'll be warm. ;-)
- seanmcdirmid 6y agoDoesn’t stop your hands from freezing.
- carapace 6y agoIt suspect it would (unless you have circulation issues in your hands or something.) Your body burns the extra fat and whatnot to keep your core temp up. At least that's the theory I was told. I was camping in the mountains and too cold at night when a friend told me about this. We used hot chocolate, a cup after dinner with a tablespoon of butter in it. Sure enough, I was roasty toasty all night. I'm not sure it would stop your hands from freezing but it might be worth a try.