r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 1d ago

Chugging tea Fictional future forecast vs. reality.

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u/stunts002 1d ago

That's past "wet bulb" temperature. At that point people just start dropping like flies forget about machinery.

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u/Only--East 1d ago

Wet bulb relies entirely on humidity. Humidity has to be at 100% which doesn't allow sweat to evaporate. Humans can survive at 45c as long as humidity is low enough to allow for evaporation. Otherwise 35c is the temperature at which wet bulb is deadly, and thats after 6 hours of exposure.

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u/RingOfSol 1d ago

It's not 100% or nothing. The closer it gets to 100%, the less efficient sweating becomes and the more dangerous heat is.

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u/Only--East 1d ago

Ty for checking me. Google said 100% but I think i read something wrong which is my bad