Dead Monkeys Are Falling From Trees Amid Brutal Heat in Mexico (www.nytimes.com)

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[-] FooBarrington 4 points 3 weeks ago

My guy, you're not some mega special advanced human that can somehow live in higher wet-bulb temperatures than everyone else. You'd die just like me and any other human.

[-] _sideffect -2 points 3 weeks ago

Lmao... Ok, so I'm wrong about enjoying 40 degrees celcius.

All you downvoters need to seriously reexamine your lives, it's sad.

[-] FooBarrington 2 points 3 weeks ago

You didn't read properly, I was specifically talking about high humidity. That's the situation the monkeys who have died were in. Temperatures feel completely different based on the humidity - 35°C at 100% humidity is equivalent to 71°C at 0% humidity.

[-] _sideffect 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ok, yeah I agree about the humidity aspect; that's an insane temperature for any living creature.

But I never said I can stay in 40+ degrees with high humidity either.

[-] FooBarrington 3 points 3 weeks ago

I never said that you said so. I was simply telling you why the monkeys died at "only 37°C", and why you wouldn't enjoy 44°C in comparable conditions.

[-] _sideffect 1 points 3 weeks ago

Sure, fair enough

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