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Hmm, taking this in the opposite direction, what if you stop relying on water for evaporative cooling? What if I cover myself in alcohol or gasoline some other
by saalweachter 3y ago
Hmm, taking this in the opposite direction, what if you stop relying on water for evaporative cooling?
What if I cover myself in alcohol or gasoline some other easily-vaporized substance? Would that still evaporate at a satisfactory rate when the wet bulb temperature is high?
- jameshart 3y agoDepends. Are you a smoker?
- saalweachter 3y agoIt looks like Puron (the replacement for Freon) is non-toxic (and non-flammable), but it also wouldn't be a liquid at any temperature you'd need cooling at. I'm guessing there are other chemicals which have vaporization temperatures in the 150-200 degree range, and are neither toxic nor flammable, but assuming ethanol works it has the advantage of being fairly easy to come by in a pinch.