"If they stood on one leg consistently, they would risk greater loss of body heat and potential tissue damage in the cold, " says Anderson.

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Thermal efficiency is how much of the potential heat energy of the fuel used is actually returned as work at the wheels.

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He took the box and sat with it on his lap on a helicopter flight as pilots fired flares to deflect potential heat-seeking missiles.

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