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Do you have a source on this please?
by andrewinardeer 5y ago
Do you have a source on this please?
- xroche 5y agoIt's the wet bulb thermometer reading (temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked cloth over which air is passed). At 35°C it is considered lethal for humans after a couple of hours. > Wet bulb thermometer readings are significantly lower than the more familiar dry bulb readings, which do not take humidity into account. Researchers say that at a wet bulb reading of 35C, the body can no longer cool itself by sweating and such a temperature can be fatal in a few hours, even to the fittest people. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/hotter-human-body-can-handle-pakistan-city-broils-worlds-highest/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people...
- Sanzig 5y agoThey're confusing it with a 35 C wet bulb temperature. 35 C dry bulb temperature would only equal 35 C wet bulb temperature at 100% RH. You can convert with a psychrometric chart [1] or with a calculator [2]. At sea level, 35 C dry bulb, 80% humidity is about 32 C wet bulb. Dangerously hot, yes, but it won't kill you in 15 minutes. [1] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/PsychrometricChart.SeaLevel.SI.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Psychrom... [2] https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb