FWmaker Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I'm sure that there's some scientific answer, but I was just thinking.... If our bodies' normal temperature is 98.6o, why is an outside temperature of say 90o feel uncomfortable and why does a temperature of say 72o feel completely comfortable? Shouldn't a temperature of 90o feel cool? I'm guessing that it might be that 98.6o is our internal temperature and not our external temperature. What the he|| do I know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Did you know that your balls have to operate at a lower temperature than the rest of your body in order to function properly? That's why they hang out there like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdrudge Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 If our bodies' normal temperature is 98.6o, why is an outside temperature of say 90o feel uncomfortable and why does a temperature of say 72o feel completely comfortable? Shouldn't a temperature of 90o feel cool?The surface of your skin is used as a large heat sink. It relies on a temperature differential to cool down your body. Around 70 is your body's sweet spot where the heat can dissipate at a comfortable rate. Warmer then that, and it has to try harder to cool by sweating, increasing the cooling effect through evaporation. Colder, the heat can dissipate to quickly making you feel cold. The comfortable temperature will vary from person to person, as well as enviromental condition. A windy 75 may be less comfortable then a calm 68 for instance. Or a typical pool temperature 84 may seem cooler then a 75 day because water is a much better conductor of heat then air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I think shirts and balls are antithetical seeing as how hot water makes shirts shrink and cold water makes balls shrink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I think shirts and balls are antithetical seeing as how hot water makes shirts shrink and cold water makes balls shrink That took balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I think shirts and balls are antithetical seeing as how hot water makes shirts shrink and cold water makes balls shrink That took balls Nah he's nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 i am more comfortable at 90 degrees than 72 degrees ...Then again i am very hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 i am more comfortable at 90 degrees than 72 degrees ...Then again i am very hot I'm the same way...the hotter the better. I love it when it's 100 more than 70. Of course, I am also very hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 i am more comfortable at 90 degrees than 72 degrees ...Then again i am very hot Like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big John Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Save your eyes people. DO NOT click on that link!!!!!! That is not the one with spandex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 No one has every adequately explained to me how if a fly gets in your car flying around doing the fly thing and you accelerate to 60 MPH, how is that fly not squashed on your back window and is able to fly the 60 MPH to keep up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdrudge Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 No one has every adequately explained to me how if a fly gets in your car flying around doing the fly thing and you accelerate to 60 MPH, how is that fly not squashed on your back window and is able to fly the 60 MPH to keep up?Because the fly doesn't have to fly at 60MPH to keep up. He only needs to fly slightly faster then 0 MPH to overcome the air currents shifting slightly to the rear of the vehicle. The fly and the air are moving at the same relative speed, their forward speed is canceled so the end effect is that they are stationary relative to one another. Once you stop accelerating and the air's density has a chance to equalize, the fly wouldn't need to overcome any air currents (unless a window was open or the blower was on). Now if it was a convertible, the fly's screwed and was probably sucked out miles ago. On a similar note, if you tossed a tennis ball perfectly straight up into the air as you were accelerating to 60MPH, would it come straight back down in your hand, would it land in front of your hand, or behind it? And if you had a helium balloon on a string, which direction would the balloon move during the same acceleration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Because the fly doesn't have to fly at 60MPH to keep up. He only needs to fly slightly faster then 0 MPH to overcome the air currents shifting slightly to the rear of the vehicle. The fly and the air are moving at the same relative speed, their forward speed is canceled so the end effect is that they are stationary relative to one another. Once you stop accelerating and the air's density has a chance to equalize, the fly wouldn't need to overcome any air currents (unless a window was open or the blower was on). Now if it was a convertible, the fly's screwed and was probably sucked out miles ago. On a similar note, if you tossed a tennis ball perfectly straight up into the air as you were accelerating to 60MPH, would it come straight back down in your hand, would it land in front of your hand, or behind it? And if you had a helium balloon on a string, which direction would the balloon move during the same acceleration. And what about the rotation of the Earth too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 i am more comfortable at 90 degrees than 72 degrees ...Then again my balls never descended fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Because the fly doesn't have to fly at 60MPH to keep up. He only needs to fly slightly faster then 0 MPH to overcome the air currents shifting slightly to the rear of the vehicle. The fly and the air are moving at the same relative speed, their forward speed is canceled so the end effect is that they are stationary relative to one another. Once you stop accelerating and the air's density has a chance to equalize, the fly wouldn't need to overcome any air currents (unless a window was open or the blower was on). Now if it was a convertible, the fly's screwed and was probably sucked out miles ago. On a similar note, if you tossed a tennis ball perfectly straight up into the air as you were accelerating to 60MPH, would it come straight back down in your hand, would it land in front of your hand, or behind it? And if you had a helium balloon on a string, which direction would the balloon move during the same acceleration. But y? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 No one has every adequately explained to me how if a fly gets in your car flying around doing the fly thing and you accelerate to 60 MPH, how is that fly not squashed on your back window and is able to fly the 60 MPH to keep up? It depends on if it's an African fly or a European fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 It depends on if it's an African fly or a European fly. Now ain't that the truth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 On topic.... I am most comfortable when the temp is around 63-65. Anything over 78 is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 (edited) It depends on if it's an African fly or a European fly. Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate? Edited October 10, 2009 by Gunther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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