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The point is that at some sufficiently high humidity, fans and wet rags do not help any more, at all! Combine that with sufficiently high temperatures, and it's
by brazzy 3y ago
The point is that at some sufficiently high humidity, fans and wet rags do not help any more, at all! Combine that with sufficiently high temperatures, and it's not survivable. And will kill people with weak circulatory systems (i.e. the elderly and babies) quite a bit earlier.
- masklinn 3y agoIt also causes long-term damage (e.g. loss of kidney function) to healthy individuals. This is an issue that’s been tracked for a decade in mesoamerican field workers.
- wholinator2 3y agoYes, the fan cannot cool. But have your ever experienced the cold water tap being cooler than the ambient air temperature? They mean that they soak a rag in cold water, from the tap, and then apply that to themselves. This will 100% help cool the person down. You could run a cold bath, take a cold shower, even drink the cold water (but not too much too cold!) If you have cold water, you can survive.
- triceratops 3y agoThat only works if the water pipelines are underground and all the above-ground plumbing is shaded. If the water heats up on its way to the faucet it's useless.
- brazzy 3y agoThat's a big "if" in rural areas of third world countries, though.