Full of hot air?

Finnish researcher Hannu Rintamäki from the University of Oulu has recently presented findings that show the extroverted individuals are able to faster adapt to cold temperatures, and more resiliant to succumbing to early hypothermia.

"The extrovert type of people do react more quickly and correctly to environment," Rintamaki told this week's International Congress on Circumpolar Health in Novosibirsk, Russia. "They increase heat production quickly, and response by heart rate quickly. But also they have higher level of stress."

If this is indeed the case, coupling this information with the fact that Finns are some of the most extroverted people in the world would lead one to believe that for the first few weeks of winter all Finns are walking around in a delirious state of hypothermia. Maybe that's where the reputation of the "crazy Finn" comes from...