You jump out of the pool. BRRR… the air feels cold. Even though you wrap up in a towel, you body starts to shake. Why can’t you stop shivering?
Humans need to keep a constant body temperature of about 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit). If you get too cold, nerve signals carry messages to the reflex center of your brain. Your brain tells muscles in your skin to tighten and loosen very quickly. This makes you shiver.
Did you ever wonder about goose bumps? The roots of the hair on your arm are linked to tiny muscles. When you’re cold and these muscles tighten, the hair on your arm stands up. This gives your skin a funny, bumpy look. It also makes you feel just a little bit warmer!
Sometimes when you are cold, your teeth chatter, too. In fact, you may be thinking about your chattering teeth.
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"Why do people shiver when they are cold?" was posted on Saturday, August 11th, 2007 at 4:25 am.
Why do you feel cold when getting out of pool?
Why do you feel cold when you get out of the pool?
You learn something new every day, don’t you. Anyways I am just wondering if the weather stays at a cold state, do you keep on shivering, or does your body just adapt to it?
I think that your body adapts to the cold weather eventually.=)
Does shivering make you any warmer?