Coldness, Wind Chill, and Survival

Arcanjo7Sagi · 10-26-2016, 07:07 AM

Well, I live around Rio de Janeiro (in Niterói to be exactly, city next to Rio de Janeiro). Here, in most of the year the temperature is around 25°C (77°F) to 35°C (95°F). Our summer is around 30°C (86°F) to 40°C (104°F) and can reach the thermal sensation of 50°C (122°F) sometimes.

So, for most of the "cariocas" (people who live or are born here), 20°C (68°F) is a cold day. Our winter here usually don't go beyond that and it's around 18°C (64,4°F) to 21°C (69,8°F) in cold days. That's not counting the hot days when we have almost as much heat as in summer.

So, for most people used to this range of temperature, 35°F (1,6666...°C) would look like a Glacial Age or the end of the world. Here in Brazil we have even jokes about the differences between the states. What we call winter in Rio it's a nice day in Porto Alegre or Curitiba (in the south of the country), for example.

As far as I remember, the summer of Finland it would be considered a winter in Rio.

So... how we would deal this in GURPS? Clearly the temperature tolerance will vary according to the location from which the person is used to.

PS: Sorry for any english mistakes

10-26-2016, 07:07 AM	#11
Arcanjo7Sagi Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Re: Coldness, Wind Chill, and Survival Well, I live around Rio de Janeiro (in Niterói to be exactly, city next to Rio de Janeiro). Here, in most of the year the temperature is around 25°C (77°F) to 35°C (95°F). Our summer is around 30°C (86°F) to 40°C (104°F) and can reach the thermal sensation of 50°C (122°F) sometimes. So, for most of the "cariocas" (people who live or are born here), 20°C (68°F) is a cold day. Our winter here usually don't go beyond that and it's around 18°C (64,4°F) to 21°C (69,8°F) in cold days. That's not counting the hot days when we have almost as much heat as in summer. So, for most people used to this range of temperature, 35°F (1,6666...°C) would look like a Glacial Age or the end of the world. Here in Brazil we have even jokes about the differences between the states. What we call winter in Rio it's a nice day in Porto Alegre or Curitiba (in the south of the country), for example. As far as I remember, the summer of Finland it would be considered a winter in Rio. So... how we would deal this in GURPS? Clearly the temperature tolerance will vary according to the location from which the person is used to. PS: Sorry for any english mistakes __________________ “He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you.”