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When you've been wearing it for a while and it has warmed up, you take it off, give it a sharp "snap", and it's immediately cold again. I use one when the temperature is getting high in my (non-air-conditioned) house and it works a treat. —R On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 9:30 PM Gillian Densmore <[email protected]> wrote: > AHA! googlefu skills worked better this time. Something to do with with > the neck (for example) helps with body heat and the wraps let off cold > water... > I guess I just don't understand how something that small can help cool you > down. So I just thought I'd ask what the science might be > > > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 9:00 PM, Gary Schiltz <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Are you getting overheated during class? I would assume that your teacher >> is suggesting this as a way to help keep cool. Evaporative cooling is >> especially effective in dry climates like Santa Fe. See >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler. >> >> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 9:29 PM, Gillian Densmore <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> I has a science question. I trying out doing more excersize. In one of >>> my zumba classes a teacher sugested I try a wet towel on my head (before >>> class) and then a wet scare around my neck during class. >>> >>> I feel as my googlefu skills are failing because I can't find a reason >>> why that helps. Anyone know what the science is? >>> LifeHacker and a pretty dated StackScience blurb speculated it has to do >>> with having just enough gold water (relative to the hot air neer your body) >>> to somehow make kind of cool air zone. >>> Somehow how I am...skeptical >>> Cooling of your head makes sense (hair gets wet and you cold water on >>> your head just feels really good in the summer) >>> >>> But I don't get why cold towel or scarf around your neck can help. >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >>> >>> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >> >> > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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