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> You should experience it. You won't be able to see how superior that transit mode is until you experience it. I definitely believe you, but I live in Texas.

> You should experience it. You won't be able to see how superior that transit mode is until you experience it. I definitely believe you, but I live in Texas. It was 103 degrees Fahrenheit today. Riding a bike to work in Texas in the summertime is decidedly not superior than driving to work in an air conditioned car, I can assure you.

recursive 3y ago
It was about that here too. I biked to work. The thing is, it was 103 at 8am, when I biked to work. I definitely got sweaty on the way home, but that's pretty much fine.
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- dumpsterdiver 3y ago
  Cool! Does your grandma bike to work too? Heat stroke is real, and it is deadly.
  - recursive 3y ago
    No. She doesn't get around much these days. Thanks for your concern.
    - dumpsterdiver 3y ago
      I wasn't concerned! I was asking because you seem to be sure that humans won't die in the heat while riding bikes.
      - recursive 3y ago
        Not universally. But in some circumstances.
- cityofdelusion 3y ago
  I don’t know where you live, but 103F in even moderate humidity can kill or injure even fit athletes surprisingly quickly. Always check the wet bulb temperature before going out in conditions like that.
  - recursive 3y ago
    Greater Sacramento region. I don't know how to check the wet bulb temperature at the moment. Humidity is relatively low here. It would be different in Florida or something.
cityofdelusion 3y ago
It isn’t just inferior here, it is legitimately dangerous to human life. We regularly get black flag weather here in the southern U.S., where the wet bulb temp is so high that the human body can no longer shed heat via perspiration. I love being outdoors, but I am very careful in conditions like we’ve had recently with 100+ temperatures and high humidity. Even fit persons can get heat stroke very easily. The UV index has also been incredibly high lately, I have to soak sunscreen on or I burn and my skin type is normally easily tans rarely burns.
- dumpsterdiver 3y ago
  > where the wet bulb temp is so high that the human body can no longer shed heat via perspiration. What the parent poster just described is a very serious and real affliction that is capable of extinguishing human life. Believe it or not.

recursive 3y ago

It was about that here too. I biked to work. The thing is, it was 103 at 8am, when I biked to work. I definitely got sweaty on the way home, but that's pretty much fine.

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dumpsterdiver 3y ago
Cool! Does your grandma bike to work too? Heat stroke is real, and it is deadly.
- recursive 3y ago
  No. She doesn't get around much these days. Thanks for your concern.
  - dumpsterdiver 3y ago
    I wasn't concerned! I was asking because you seem to be sure that humans won't die in the heat while riding bikes.
    - recursive 3y ago
      Not universally. But in some circumstances.
cityofdelusion 3y ago
I don’t know where you live, but 103F in even moderate humidity can kill or injure even fit athletes surprisingly quickly. Always check the wet bulb temperature before going out in conditions like that.
- recursive 3y ago
  Greater Sacramento region. I don't know how to check the wet bulb temperature at the moment. Humidity is relatively low here. It would be different in Florida or something.

cityofdelusion 3y ago

It isn’t just inferior here, it is legitimately dangerous to human life. We regularly get black flag weather here in the southern U.S., where the wet bulb temp is so high that the human body can no longer shed heat via perspiration. I love being outdoors, but I am very careful in conditions like we’ve had recently with 100+ temperatures and high humidity. Even fit persons can get heat stroke very easily. The UV index has also been incredibly high lately, I have to soak sunscreen on or I burn and my skin type is normally easily tans rarely burns.

dumpsterdiver 3y ago
> where the wet bulb temp is so high that the human body can no longer shed heat via perspiration. What the parent poster just described is a very serious and real affliction that is capable of extinguishing human life. Believe it or not.