[ExI] IQ and beauty
spike
spike66 at att.net
Thu Oct 22 17:30:37 UTC 2015
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From: extropy-chat [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf
Of rex
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>>... You just wouldn't be as likely to choose a boney-ass mate up in that
setting. Ja?
>...It's far from clear to me that your average unschooled human knows that
endomorphs tend to be more comfortable in cold weather than ectomorphs are.
-rex
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Ja, it is plausible the average person wouldn't get that connection. In
mate selection, the kinds of things humans would notice is the potential
mate's favorite HVAC setting.
I have some fun firsthand observations for you. In a visit to Fairbanks on
the summer solstice in 1985, I was able to witness firsthand the locals on
an unusually hot day. It was about 80F. The locals appeared to really
suffer. I don't even get comfortable until hits the 80s.
Second observation: in 1988, I was living in the California desert region
where we go a month at a time every year when every day exceeds 110F. We
hired a guy from UCLA named George Oh Way who was a full-blooded Inuit but
was born in LA and grew up there. George was about 5 ft and I would
estimate his weight at about 320 lb (do pardon my use of the oddball units
Europeans and sane people among us (150 cm, perhaps 150 kg.)) George was a
delightful colleague, smart as a whip, funny sense of humor, enjoyed
demonstrating that his belt was as long as he was, etc.
In the same room, he would be sweating while I was shivering. I am 6 ft and
about 125 lbs. I bundled up a bit, George and I dealt with it.
I wish I could tell you it had a happy ending. One Monday George didn't
show up for work. Called his house, nada. Reported to security as was
required (he had a security clearance.) Next day, no George. They went by
his house, TV on, no answer, car out front. Called the parameds, broke is
door, found him dead sitting in a chair, 43 yrs old. Apparently he had
something going on with his heart but to this day I have had to wonder if
the desert heat contributed to his demise. He just wasn't built for it.
spike
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