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* When someone gains weight, their internal organs do ''not'' grow bigger. They are nigh-literally a skinny person surrounded by fat. Stab a fat person in the gut with a short knife, and you'll simply be unable to ''reach'' anything important. Of course, getting stabbed will still cause a great deal of pain, and not-insignificant blood loss, but is less likely to be a mortal wound. |
* When someone gains weight, their internal organs do ''not'' grow bigger. They are nigh-literally a skinny person surrounded by fat. Stab a fat person in the gut with a short knife, and you'll simply be unable to ''reach'' anything important. Of course, getting stabbed will still cause a great deal of pain, and not-insignificant blood loss, but is less likely to be a mortal wound. |
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* [[Subverted Trope|Seeing that most weapons and even martial unarmed strikes are designed to go right through the human body and its fatty layers, this trope makes for a rather poor defense against even primitive weapons, never mind the likes of firearms. If anything, the added weight is going to slow a man down and hurt his stamina, making it more difficult to defend via evasion.]] [[Zig-Zagging Trope|An exception to the rule is wrestling, where the extra weight does help both to maneuver an opponent, or prevent an opponent from maneuvering you.]] |
* [[Subverted Trope|Seeing that most weapons and even martial unarmed strikes are designed to go right through the human body and its fatty layers, this trope makes for a rather poor defense against even primitive weapons, never mind the likes of firearms. If anything, the added weight is going to slow a man down and hurt his stamina, making it more difficult to defend via evasion.]] [[Zig-Zagging Trope|An exception to the rule is wrestling, where the extra weight does help both to maneuver an opponent, or prevent an opponent from maneuvering you.]] |
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** [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna35549378 Samantha Lynn Frazier] says hello from Atlantic City, FL. |
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* A lot of polar creatures have a thick layer of blubber under their skin to handle the cold climate better. The walrus' blubber, helped in part by its thick hide, is thick enough to withstand several tuskings from rival walruses and stand a better chance against polar bears. |
* A lot of polar creatures have a thick layer of blubber under their skin to handle the cold climate better. The walrus' blubber, helped in part by its thick hide, is thick enough to withstand several tuskings from rival walruses and stand a better chance against polar bears. |
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* In 2008, [https://web.archive.org/web/20091010155806/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24414113-421,oo.html an obese Australian woman] was infected with necrotizing fasciitis, AKA flesh-eating bacteria, a deadly infection that rapidly destroys tissue and can kill within hours. She survived in part because her extra fat gave her more flesh the bacteria could destroy before it would kill her. |
* In 2008, [https://web.archive.org/web/20091010155806/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24414113-421,oo.html an obese Australian woman] was infected with necrotizing fasciitis, AKA flesh-eating bacteria, a deadly infection that rapidly destroys tissue and can kill within hours. She survived in part because her extra fat gave her more flesh the bacteria could destroy before it would kill her. |
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* Although fat is a risk factor for stroke, heart attack, or aneurysm, a fatter person is more likely to survive one than a thinner person who also succumbs. |
* Although fat is a risk factor for stroke, heart attack, or aneurysm, a fatter person is more likely to survive one than a thinner person who also succumbs. |
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* In humans (and dogs), being extremely lean (like "ripped" models or Greyhounds) has disadvantages that go beyond being first in line to die in case of starvation. It's very hard to be comfortable if you are nearly fat free. |
* In humans (and dogs), being extremely lean (like "ripped" models or Greyhounds) has disadvantages that go beyond being first in line to die in case of starvation. It's very hard to be comfortable if you are nearly fat free. |
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** Fat isn't just built in armor (even if unimpressive), |
** Fat isn't just built in armor (even if unimpressive), it also plays a minor role as padding. Without any (or realistically, a very low level of) fat, just the act of sitting down comfortably would need lots of cushioning or else it will feel like your bones being rubbed against something hard -- an unpleasant experience for most. |
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