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Except 0F being “really cold” and 100F being “really hot” is a personal bias of yours based on where you’ve lived. It’s not true for everyone or everywhere. An
by Timpanzee 2mo ago
Except 0F being “really cold” and 100F being “really hot” is a personal bias of yours based on where you’ve lived. It’s not true for everyone or everywhere.
And even if it were true, it still wouldn’t work. 100F in a dry environment is nice while, in a humid environment, 100F is awful. Same for 0F, a dry and static 0F is fine while a wet and windy 0F is killer.
- strictnein 2mo agoWhat's a "wet and windy" 0F? It's more or less a physical impossibility. 0F air can't hold much moisture. Also, it's not a killer.
- Timpanzee 2mo agoExperience 0F wind in central North America or Central Asia vs 0F wind on the coast and tell me it’s not different. Also, it’s killer, not a killer, as in it sucks a lot.
- strictnein 2mo agoThere's still almost no moisture in the air at 0F, no matter if you're on the coast are in the middle of the continent. The air just can't hold that much water at that temp. When it's warm: 50% humidity @ 40C: 25.43 g/kg (grams of water / kg of air) 90% humidity @ 40C: 45.78 g/kg When it's cold: 50% humidity @ -18C (~0F): 0.68 g/kg 90% humidity @ -18C (~0F): 1.23 g/kg There's just not enough there to cause any noticeable affect. But you don't have to take my word for it, the US National Weather Service agrees: https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-wind-chill-chart https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-wind-chill-chart "The results of the tests showed that relative humidity was an insignificant weather parameter, affecting the outcome to less than 1 degree"