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> wet-bulb event It's probably already too late, but I keep seeing people confusing the concept of "web bulb temperature" (all temperatures have a wet bulb tem
by IKantRead 3y ago
> wet-bulb event
It's probably already too late, but I keep seeing people confusing the concept of "web bulb temperature" (all temperatures have a wet bulb temperature, even ones very pleasant for people) with "the human survivable maximum wet bulb". I frequently see people saying things like "when we reach wet bulb temps..", which feels a bit silly.
This always feels like talking about a "Kelvin event" or "Kelvin temps" referring a temperature reaching absolute zero.
- ben_w 3y ago> This always feels like talking about a "Kelvin event" or "Kelvin temps" referring a temperature reaching absolute zero. Reminds me of Ex Astris Scientia complaining about bad script writing in Enterprise, specifically "deuterium can burn almost as hot as plasma, when it's ignited": https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/episodes/ent2.htm https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/episodes/ent2.htm
- evan_ 3y agoBad science in Star Trek? Perish the thought.
- samcheng 3y agoI've used "wet-bulb event" as a shorthand for the scenario where the wet-bulb temperature rises above human survivability. That's why I used "event" instead of "temperature."