Earl Thomas

Didnt see him getting as much appreciation as he deserves for his performance yesterday. He looked like the old ET playing at a different speed than everyone else on the field. There where a few times a blue streak came out of nowhere to break up a pass or lay a hit that prevented a first down. He also made a crucial hit on Peterson that stopped him from getting a first down on the play before the missed field goal. Great game for him

He's small, so he has less surface area. Doesn't lose heat as fast as the bigger guys. Maintains higher metabolism to burn calories at an increased rate compared to those around him.

Or hes just badass.

He didn't have a ton of tackles but he seemed to be all over the place, locking down receivers and swooping in like lightning to make big plays. I thought he looked the best that he has looked since his injury in last year's NFCCG. That was a great sign that the real ET is back.

Cartire":32fdzvv0 said:

He's small, so he has less surface area. Doesn't lose heat as fast as the bigger guys. Maintains higher metabolism to burn calories at an increased rate compared to those around him.

Or hes just badass.

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Well, it has to be the latter because the former, while partially correct, misses an important point-which is that being smaller, he actually loses a larger percentage of his overall thermal energy, since his overall body mass is a function of x cubed, and surface area only relates to x squared.

You see him dive for that fumble? Lol like he was shot out of a cannon...love ET.

Cartire":iec66cz6 said:

He's small, so he has less surface area. Doesn't lose heat as fast as the bigger guys. Maintains higher metabolism to burn calories at an increased rate compared to those around him.

Or hes just badass.

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Actually the smaller you are the more surface area you have in proportion to your overall body volume. This ratio is very important in determining heat loss by radiation. Essentially the bigger you are, the slower you heat up (or cool down).

Now if we could just get the old Kam back!