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a $17,540 coat that probably won’t keep you as warm as a decent $50 one So this morning, it’s like nine degrees outside. For those of you who use the metric system, that translates to like -56 centisomethings. For those of you who don’t care, that translates to “It’s cold.” This got me thinking about the heavy, winter coat I put on so I could take out the trash without turning into a Drakesicle. You’ll notice I didn’t say it’s a “warm” coat. It’s not. I’m guessing yours isn’t, either. If you stuck a meat thermometer in your “warm” coat right now, it would probably register something like the exact same temperature as the inside of your house, unless you’re outside, in which case it would probably be considerably colder (unless you’re in the southern hemisphere, in which case shut up). But chances are pretty good your coat is not warm. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m sure somewhere out there, there’s a coat that’s actually warm. When I was in high school, I had these thi...