I decided to use this structured inquiry procedure as a way to settle an argument between my two daughters. Both of my daughters are involved in a sport, one softball, the other horse riding. Needless to say, they sometimes fight over their equipment and one such here lately with the cool weather has been their "Under Armor" type shirts. Of course, one daughter was saying that her sister's shirt kept her warmer so she needed to have it over her sister. I took both of the shirts and folded them once and placed them over the top of identical mugs that contained 46 degree Celsius water. I placed a rubber band over the shirt and mug. I also tested my silicon pot holder and a folded kitchen towel. I use both when I am removing dishes from the oven, so I was interested in which one would protect my hands better.
At the end of the thirty minutes, I tested all four mugs again. The mugs that were covered with the shirts were both at 28 degrees Celsius and the hot pad and the kitchen towel mugs were both at 26 degrees Celsius. I can feel that my hands are equally protected with either the hot pad or the towel. Maybe I need to get better hot pads? :) My daughters will find another reason to fight, because their shirts are equal when it comes to keeping in body heat.
Interesting way to set up this experiment. I like the way you test if the shirts made the girl warmer or not and this was a great way to test it. So what I am curious about though is, are both t he shirts Under Armor or is one a similar product or are neither Under Armor but are like Under Armor?
ReplyDeleteNext, you should test which one wicks away the most moisture because that might affect the feeling of warmth and is Under Armor really worth the money?
Great Experiment,
One of the shirts is Under Armor and the other is a generic version my oldest was required to have for JV softball last year. The generic shirt is not as tight fiting and that bothers my oldest daughter, but it seemed to work just as well keeping her dry. As I remind my oldest daughter, it is easier to ride her horse with a sweatshirt on then to try and get a sweatshirt under a softball uniform. Even if she is competing, she will have other shirts over the top to help keep the shirt tighter on her and keep the warmth in. Both of my daughters do prefer the UA shirt for softball or other outdoor events where they are in more summer type uniforms, but I sure try and find a more reasonable priced outfit.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you used this experiment to solve your daughter's dispute for once and for all. I'm surprised to see that your silicon hot pad is just as heat efficient as the folded towel. I used a hot pad in my experiment and it was not as heat efficient as the foil that I used- although I'll take the hot pad over foil every time when I have to take things out of a hot oven.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mark, great experiment!
Nice experiment. I had never thought of testing a pot holder or silicon hot hand. What a great idea to test to see what would protect your hand better. You obviously thought about this in a much different way than I did. They always advertise the silicon things as being able to withstand 500 degrees, but who wants to try that?
ReplyDeleteI was surprised also that the pot holder did not work as well as I thought. It might have been because of the years of use and the fact my daughter had thrown it in the washer and dryer.
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