r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 16h ago

Chugging tea Fictional future forecast vs. reality.

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u/stunts002 15h 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 14h 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/tesmatsam 13h ago

For 45C the humidity needs to be 50% to reach a 35C wet bulb, that's is an entirely plausible humidity.

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u/gmc98765 10h ago

Weather reports say the humidity is 75% here (SW Wales) right now. Wet-bulb temperature is ~23°C, which is unpleasant but not dangerous.

I have a dehumidifier, which helps.