system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: when I'm very intoxicated why does the cold weather not bother me?
gpt
Alcohol dilates (expands) your blood vessels. This makes you feel warmer because more blood (which carries heat) is being pumped to your extremities. However, this is bad because it means you're losing heat faster and your core (heart and other organs) is losing heat which leads to hypothermia and potentially death.