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The Skeptics Guide #890 - Jul 30 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Wet Bulb Temperature

The wet bulb temperature is the lowest temperature that can be reached under current ambient conditions by the evaporation of water only. A study published in two thousand and ten concluded that the highest temperature a human body can operate safely until 35 degrees celsius, or 95 degrees fahrenheit. Anything higher than that in the body would not be able to cool itself by sweat evaporation. But now there is a recent study that tested people in a controlled laboratory setting. The researchers waited until someone's corps temperature starts to go up, which is called the critical environmental limit. And then they were at risk from heat related illness. Even if one degree goes up, this is when the risk of heat

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