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Is it possible for a fat person to live in cold water without getting hypothermia?

I mean walrus's do it. Could a fat person stay warm with all of there fat and stuff?

No. Humans are not engineered to live in water at any temperature.
Seals and walruses have a special kind of fat called brown fat that is more insulative than human fat.

Are you an idiot? This is a very insensitive, immature, and idiotic question. Are you trying to compare a walrus with a human? You need a Biology course.

I'm not sure but I thought that fat peoples capilarries and veins are compressed making blood flow harder and making it hard to heat there bodies-just a guess-but I hope it helps.

no

No, you idiot.

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