It is so hot society is ending, help!
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Zardnaar
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Thorgalaeg
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In Spain there has been almost 400 deaths last week because the heatwave. It is not that extraordinary though, it happens every summer. And every winter. Last year for instance there were about 1500 deaths because heat waves and 1200 because cold waves. In UK the proportion may be the opposite I guess. People basically die because one or another reason.
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Zardnaar
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How many of them would die anyway regardless of the weather?
Aging population, tens of millions of people....
Do you understand the concept "cause of death"?
Okay then what's the problem with drinking water etc from the fridge instead!
This is the first I've ever heard of refrigerated water or other drinks being bad for you lol. It sounds very Korean fan deathy.
You know, I've never tasted that type of Fanta.Like so?
Since I have, over the years, watched Plan 9 from Outer Space, the Star Wars Christmas Special and also Disney!Star Wars, and last year I even read The Eye of Argon, maybe I should consider myself ready for it.
None of them. Or rather, this is a nonsense argument that we can't prove without splitting the timeline, so maybe just accept that the weather will be causing this and maybe that's a bad thing, perhaps?
I checked some things, and I think I only remembered half. Seems indeed that drinking something cool is apparently not bad. Something warm can be better though (under certain circumstances). Seems I only remembered the latter part, and extrapolated the first part, sorry.
Links:
A Hot Drink on a Hot Day Can Cool You Down
A rigorous experiment revealed that on a hot, dry day, drinking a hot beverage can help your body stay cool
www.smithsonianmag.com
Does drinking hot drinks on a scorching summer's day really cool you down? | DW | 25.07.2013
Urban myth or scientific fact: does drinking hot drinks on a scorching summer's day really cool you down? Well, scientists do say sweating is the best way to stay cool.
www.dw.com
I've heard about dangerous icy drinks before, but it does not appear to be true.
www.snopes.com
Is It Dangerous To Drink Ice-Cold Water When Overheated?
Social media posts claimed drinking cold water could send the body into a state of shock.
www.snopes.com
Thorgalaeg
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Dont know, but some of course. Many are old or ill people, but there also homeless people and people not so old or with some mild health condition who had not died in normal circumstances. There are also perfectly healthy people who think they are indestructible and go out to run with 40ºC and die of heat stroke. It takes all sorts to make a world.
Zardnaar
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Hit 17-18 Celsius today. Tropical for middle of winter deep south.
Very windy though.
Very windy though.
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All the more reason for me to move to Oslo.
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Meanwhile, in Massachusetts... (this was last Wednesday, temps were around 90f/32c)
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Meanwhile, in Massachusetts... (this was last Wednesday, temps were around 90f/32c)
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That 50.7 was equalled in Onslow WA this year.
Are hot dogs usually tattooed in your region of the world?
That would be a painful beach to walk on barefoot.
28C is not any kind of indoor temperature I'd want, even in winter.
Don't do that again. If you need to exercise, do it indoors, with appropriate precautions (ie. stay hydrated and be aware of the symptoms of heat exhaustion; you don't need to be outside to be at risk for that - I speak from experience).A few? Try "many."
Yep. I was posting on CBC this morning, and it's disgusting how flippant some people are about this. Nobody who suffered through the heat dome last year could possibly sneer at anyone else going through this. Over 600 humans died in BC, and I don't remember the death toll of animals (farm, wild, aquatic, and pets; it was high). I'm not sure how many died in Alberta. I just know that I could have been one. Fortunately, I'd looked up the symptoms of heat-related illness and realized that I was in the early stages of heat exhaustion. Thankfully that was the day Amazon delivered my fan (I'd never owned one before).
Trek lol. Bad TV most of it
That was from the First Contact movie, when the Borg went back in time to prevent Zephram Cochrane from completing the first warp drive test that resulted in contact with the Vulcans. When the Enterprise went back to stop them, naturally the Borg infiltrated and tried to take over the ship.
Personally I wouldn't. The only cold drinks I keep in the fridge are milk and fruit juice. I drink everything else at room temperature.
Grape pop of any brand is disgusting. I used to drink a lot of Cran-Grape (combination of cranberry and grape juice).
I hope the municipal governments in Britain and elsewhere in Europe are providing cooling and misting stations for people. It's very well to tell people to go to an air-conditioned mall or other public building, but there are many people who simply cannot do that because they're not within walking distance (newsflash: not everyone drives). These were crucial in helping to alleviate the misery people were experiencing last year.
I remember times when we were having a heat wave and I'd seek out places where people were watering the lawn close enough to get the sidewalk wet, and I'd go stand in it. I did this at the Calgary Zoo one time (a couple of friends and I went to see the pandas; it was a hot summer day and I wasn't feeling great). Even at home there was one heat wave that was bad so I asked my dad to start up the sprinkler. He looked at me like I was crazy when I said I just wanted to stand in it. That half-hour felt wonderful.
Here are a couple of articles from CBC, Canada's national news site:
Britain in midst of 'difficult 48 hours' with 1st-ever extreme heat warning
This article contains really useful information for people to know. It could save your life:
How to watch for the hidden symptoms of extreme heat
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