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Elskidor
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Feb 17 2014, 12:25am
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BOFA Snow battle!
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Ok, so I got to thinking this odd and random question.Say the great battle is fought in the snow. Bitter cold as ice snow. Wouldn't wearing all that heavy armor make the wearers nearly freeze faster, or would it keep them warm?
I mean, I honestly have never even thought of this, but it seems like it might be more dangerous to be wearing heavy metal armor if cools faster than your body can heat it. Anyone know about this type of thing?
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book Gandalf
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Feb 17 2014, 1:08am
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you wear under garments.
plus its a fantasy film.
This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party.
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stoutfiles
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Feb 17 2014, 1:09am
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Did Thorin ride a piece of metal down a lava river?
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Yes. Yes he did. So my guess is anything about them being cold will be ignored if Thorin wasn't uncomfortable.
If we're taking this seriously, then it shouldn't matter as long as their arming clothes underneath the armor are warm. Plus, they would have battlefield adrenaline, so they wouldn't even notice the cold.
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Elskidor
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Feb 17 2014, 1:16am
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but I was wondering how that worked in real battles before armor was less plastic. If metal armor in the cold made the soldiers colder or kept them warmer and confined the body heat.
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Eruvandi
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Feb 17 2014, 1:47am
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...so long as they've got the proper undergarments I would think they'd be pretty warm. I don't think the metal armor would be directly against their skin, but even if it was I think it would hold in the heat, not make them colder faster. All that metal would also help block the icy winter wind which is a big factor in increasing how cold it feels outdoors. And, as one of the other posters said, they're fighting, so adrenaline plus strenuous physical exertion should keep them feeling very warm, if not downright hot and sweaty. (except the elves, who apparently are too pretty to sweat ) I think the cold/snow will be the least of their concerns during Bo5a.
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jtarkey
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Feb 17 2014, 2:37am
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Even if it was at least 29 degrees farenheight....
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There could logically be snow and ice. So taking into account that soldiers are engaged in intense physical activity, and heavily clothed/armored, it's certainly not out of the realm of possibility.
But a dude riding a metal wheelbarrow over molten gold...
That is not within the realm of possibility. Nor is falling 100's of feet down a cavern on a wooden bridge. Or fighting enemies whilst riding in barrels down insane rapids. So...
Does it even really matter at this point?
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 17 2014, 3:06am
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If one is wearing metal armor...
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Generally, there is padding worn underneath any metal armor. The wearer might stay fairly warm, at least until the padded garments are soaked through with persperation or water. After that, there would be danger of hypothermia as the wet padding cooled.
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Elskidor
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Feb 17 2014, 6:41am
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That was what I was looking for. I know PJs films stretch beyond what is capable of physical science. I was more looking for a direct answer about this in general. and outside of fantasy.
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 17 2014, 1:05pm
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Unless the temperature is very cold, I think that armored soldiers or knights would more likely drop from exhaustion than from the cold. Exertion would keep them warm for a good while unless conditions were very soggy. Rain in near-freezing weather might be more dangerous than snow at temperatures just below freezing.
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DemoElite
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Feb 18 2014, 4:00am
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I hope Dorothy is around with her oil can for the tin dwarves.
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