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Re:A Guy Walks into an Apple Store by Talanes on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @11:50PM (#24914957)
Humans evolved to handle heat, we created tools to handle cold.
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Re:A Guy Walks into an Apple Store by bigbubba on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @12:36PM (#24920842)
Unfortunately our secret weapon for handling heat has a weakness: humidity.

Sweating just not good enough for me, even when it's dry. I can cope with it, it's not like being hot would kill me (within reason and if I stay hydrated), but it has a serious impact on my performance. When it's hot my brain gets foggy and my thoughts slow. Maybe I could still operate at a caveman level of performance in that sort of weather, but I couldn't do my job.

See also: https://www.vox.com/2015/3/23/8278085/singapore-lee-kuan-yew...

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