But It’s a Dry Heat
Not according to Old Spice — which released its Top 100 Sweatiest Cities List and ranked Phoenix as the nation’s top “perspiration producer for the second time in four years.”
According to this report “… the average Phoenix resident produced .76 liters of sweat per hour during a typical summer day in 2004 — more than 2 12-ounce glasses of lemonade. In a two-hour period, residents of Phoenix collectively produced more than enough sweat to equal a 12-ounce glass of lemonade for everyone in the state of Arizona…”
No wonder I don’t like lemonade!
2 Comments:
At June 19, 2005 7:03 AM, Pastor Jack, Sr. said…
Dry heat does not mean you do not sweat, it means the sweat evaporates so you do not feel so sticky. Nor is dry heat as oppressive. Having grown up in the Imperial Vally (formerly known as Earthquake Valley) where it can stay above 110 all night, I do not consider humidity to be low unless it is single digits. Having also spent 10 years in the swamps of Louisanna I can assure you that 110 with very low humidity is to be much prefered to 85 with 95-105% humidity. However, now living in San Diego I must say anything below 65 and above 75 degrees is bad as are humidity levels below 50 or above the middle 70s. O well, living in one of the best climates in the world has its tough times. Hope you all feel sorry for us!
At June 29, 2005 6:28 PM, songstress7 said…
Why do you suppose they decided to compare sweat to glasses of lemonade, anyway? I’d think… Gatorade, or something more salty/minerally would be more appropriate.
Dry heat does not mean you do not sweat, it means the sweat evaporates so you do not feel so sticky. Nor is dry heat as oppressive. Having grown up in the Imperial Vally (formerly known as Earthquake Valley) where it can stay above 110 all night, I do not consider humidity to be low unless it is single digits. Having also spent 10 years in the swamps of Louisanna I can assure you that 110 with very low humidity is to be much prefered to 85 with 95-105% humidity. However, now living in San Diego I must say anything below 65 and above 75 degrees is bad as are humidity levels below 50 or above the middle 70s. O well, living in one of the best climates in the world has its tough times. Hope you all feel sorry for us!
Why do you suppose they decided to compare sweat to glasses of lemonade, anyway? I’d think… Gatorade, or something more salty/minerally would be more appropriate.
🙂