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Hammam is not as hot as sauna and not as dry. Sauna's air temperatures can reach above 100 degress Celsius and humidity is usually relatively low (around 20%).
by thesz 7mo ago
Hammam is not as hot as sauna and not as dry. Sauna's air temperatures can reach above 100 degress Celsius and humidity is usually relatively low (around 20%).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauna
Hammam's temperatures are around 40-50 degrees Celsius and humidity is close to 100%.
These are very different conditions, with very different body response.
- KellyCriterion 7mo agoThere is also a World Championship with up to 130° https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sauna_Championships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sauna_Championships :-D
- Towaway69 7mo agoWas - there was a world championship The last time it was held, a Russian died and a Finn ended up in hospital with severe burns. The problem is that staying as long as possible in a sauna can be fatal.
- rashkov 7mo agoSo, you’re telling me the Finn won?
- margalabargala 7mo agoThey were both disqualified as they did not leave the sauna unaided. A different Finn won.
- euroderf 7mo ago> The problem is that staying as long as possible in a sauna can be fatal. One used to read regularly (like a few times a year) about someone who came home drunk and went to (electric) sauna and passed out... and died. Saunas in new construction now all have timers.
- gjulianm 7mo ago> Hammam's temperatures are around 40-50 degrees Celsius and humidity is close to 100%. Which makes it absolutely unbearable. By the way, that combination of temperature + humidity will cause severe hyperthermia (which can be deadly) faster than people think.