Coldness, Wind Chill, and Survival

whswhs · 10-21-2016, 10:37 AM

Heat sensitivity is really variable, too, at an individual level. I used to sit in my office in a big corporate building and hear the women on the other side of the partition talk about how cold they were, and needing to put on sweaters, and having trouble typing because their fingers were stiff. And I'd be sitting in the same air conditioning, down to shirtsleeves, sweating, and having trouble staying awake because I was hot.

I'm a southern Californian, and I think that 50°F is chilly and calls for putting on another layer of clothing. I don't know if we ever get down to 35°F; I don't know what it would feel like. Here in Riverside, we occasionally turn on the air conditioning to get things down to 75°F, and that feels definitely cool.

10-21-2016, 10:37 AM	#9
whswhs Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS	Re: Coldness, Wind Chill, and Survival Heat sensitivity is really variable, too, at an individual level. I used to sit in my office in a big corporate building and hear the women on the other side of the partition talk about how cold they were, and needing to put on sweaters, and having trouble typing because their fingers were stiff. And I'd be sitting in the same air conditioning, down to shirtsleeves, sweating, and having trouble staying awake because I was hot. I'm a southern Californian, and I think that 50°F is chilly and calls for putting on another layer of clothing. I don't know if we ever get down to 35°F; I don't know what it would feel like. Here in Riverside, we occasionally turn on the air conditioning to get things down to 75°F, and that feels definitely cool. __________________ Bill Stoddard I don't think we're in Oz any more.