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Solarisphere t1_j2acq4n wrote

Reply to comment by PeachSnappleOhYeah in TIL Snow is an excellent insulator because it consists of about 90–95 percent trapped air (fresh). This is the reason why igloos are warmer inside than outside, and why some animals in colder regions build snow caves to spend the winter while hibernating. by SunCloud-777

"Good" is a subjective measure. No one has defined a cutoff point between good and bad conductors. You did not address that at all. I said that "in an engineering context it’s a mediocre conductor" and you just provided numbers that support that conclusion.

In the context of wilderness survival, you can eliminate most materials on those lists and compare its conductivity to rocks, snow, trees, bushes, grass, air, etc. Suddenly water is a very good conductor relative to the other materials you are likely to encounter.

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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_j2af2tz wrote

wow dude, you just don't give up, huh. you picked a fight and your first sentence was wrong and you're back tracking.

"oh... well 'good' is a subjective measure"...

i said it was a bad heat conductor, and you took the opposite stance, and now you're trying to qualify your answer with completely different scenarios.

seriously man, i don't want to talk to you. this discussion happened yessssssterrrrday. you are a day 2 reddit twat that reads over comments and nitpicks them to death. ain't nobody got time for that.

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Solarisphere t1_j2b12s0 wrote

I said the same thing in two different ways since you didn't understand the first time. That is not back tracking. If you don't want to discuss it you can stop replying any time.

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