Wet bulb temperature measured at 94 in southern US (lemmy.world)

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[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wet bulb is when you take a thermometer and pour water over it then lightly blow air onto it then reading the temperature.

It simulates cooling through evaporation and this post basically means you could drench yourself in water and still die from the heat.

this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023

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