@neiltyson @itsBOBBIH 40 calories per day? Pfft.
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@AshrafAriff I'd burn more calories playing with my cat -
@itsBOBBIH Or with yourself. -
@AshrafAriff "cat" -
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@itsBOBBIH That's what you call yours. Cat.
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@neiltyson that's ~40cals a day.... not enough to justify the brain freeze!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson but more importantly, drinking water of any temperature will increase metabolism (cite: http://press.endocrine.org/doi/full/10.1210/jc.2006-1438 …)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson of course, things like rate/locality of absorption, water fraction, and basal metabolic rates varyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@PhalinShah And extra 1200 battling sore throat, cough and cold? :D -
@Aadeesh@neiltyson After a while, body will get immune to the cold water!
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@neiltyson And my friends & family made fun of my "Snowcone Diet" startup company idea complete with "supplement enhanced" flavorings. ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson so... Cold beer is less fattening than warm beer or red wine? Let the experiment begin!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson 1200 cal, not 1200 kcal?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson quick and dirty math suggests to me that 1 L of ice water only lowers body temperature by 1 K for a 200 lb. personThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson does the same thing happen if you take an ice bath or cold shower?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Thank you for proliferating science. I shall now shamelessly advertise my own article on a similar topic: http://open.salon.com/blog/2deviant/2013/04/09/new_diet_turn_off_your_heater …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Do you really burn these Calories if your body is trying to cool down? http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2013/04/15/can-you-effectively-burn-calories-by-drinking-cold-water/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I'm gonna try this ice water calorie burning thing. if it works I'll write a book about it, u slap ur name on it, and...rich!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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