• Zerush@lemmy.ml
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    18 days ago

    In a Sauna it can be 98ºC, not the same extern temperature and body temperature. You’ll die when your body temperature is over 42ºC, but you can support way higher extern temperatures (for a certain time)

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      18 days ago

      The term is “warm-blooded” but if the outside temp is above 37C then it’d technically be more accurate to say “cool-bloods” or something.

      Endotherms vs ectotherms!

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      18 days ago

      Holy fuck I did not know they were so hot, how does a human body even survive that for any amount of time.

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        18 days ago

        Dry air doesn’t conduct heat as well as humid air, and allows evaporative cooling through sweat