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Re:Extreme heat is broiling people in developing cities – Sc... by schwartzworld on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @05:54PM (#28858161)
Cooking something with extreme radiant heat from above? Sounds like a fair description.
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Re:Extreme heat is broiling people in developing cities – Sc... by ectopod on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:15PM (#28858312)
The problem is actually high heat combined with high humidity. Sweating fails to cool you down and you cook. Broiling is very high heat and low humidity.
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Re:Extreme heat is broiling people in developing cities – Sc... by jacko0 on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:20PM (#28858343)
That would be "grilling" in most parts of the world
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Re:Extreme heat is broiling people in developing cities – Sc... by schwartzworld on Thursday October 14, 2021 @10:45AM (#28864964)
No way. Grilling implies the heat comes from below while the food sits on a grill, as opposed to broiling where the heat comes from above. Neither is a perfect description of humans cooking due to global warming, but our heat definitely comes from above.
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