What is 'bit'?
I saw this:
"That's why space suits are specially designed in order to keep people from getting too hot in the sunny bits but also prevent them from becoming too cold in the non-sunny bits.
(The Naked Scientists, University of Cambridge)"
Bits?
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Wow. That's interesting. Thank you, everybody, for your help. :)
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When I see "bits" and especially something like "sunny bits" referring to the human body then I think like John - that it is referring to the groin area. But in this case, I believe that the American answers are correct.
In the vacuum of space around the earth it is really cold. But vacuum is also a very poor conductor of heat. So any part of the body in the sun (sunny bits) would heat up too much. And any part of the body in the shade (non-sunny bits) would be really cold.
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It seems that maybe it is not an American expression. We have an American asking and an American not knowing.
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A "bit" is an informal way to say a "small amount" of anything -- "There's a bit of cake left, do you want it?"
In this case, I think that the the author is using "bits" to mean "areas". It's a cute, silly way to write.
"Naughty bits" are the parts of our bodies that we hide under our swimsuits. It's also used when you want to be silly or cute.
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What is 'bit'?
I saw this:"That's why space suits are specially designed in order to keep people from getting too hot in the sunny bits but also prevent them from becoming too cold in the non-sunny bits.
(The Naked Scientists, University of Cambridge)"
Bits?
In this context "sunny bits" = in the Astronauts, groin. genital area, crutch, private parts,
another related expression you might hear is "where the sun doesn't shine" = the same thing but also often includes a persons "backside"
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