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Re:Wet-Bulb Temperature by IKantRead on Monday August 28, 2023 @11:17AM (#37295481)
> wet-bulb event

It's probably already too late, but I keep seeing people confusing the concept of "web bulb temperature" (all temperatures have a wet bulb temperature, even ones very pleasant for people) with "the human survivable maximum wet bulb". I frequently see people saying things like "when we reach wet bulb temps..", which feels a bit silly.

This always feels like talking about a "Kelvin event" or "Kelvin temps" referring a temperature reaching absolute zero.

Re:Wet-Bulb Temperature by ben_w on Monday August 28, 2023 @11:25AM (#37295619)
> This always feels like talking about a "Kelvin event" or "Kelvin temps" referring a temperature reaching absolute zero.

Reminds me of Ex Astris Scientia complaining about bad script writing in Enterprise, specifically "deuterium can burn almost as hot as plasma, when it's ignited": https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/episodes/ent2.htm

Re:Wet-Bulb Temperature by evan_ on Monday August 28, 2023 @11:31AM (#37295710)
Bad science in Star Trek? Perish the thought.
Re:Wet-Bulb Temperature by samcheng on Monday August 28, 2023 @01:21PM (#37297474)
I've used "wet-bulb event" as a shorthand for the scenario where the wet-bulb temperature rises above human survivability. That's why I used "event" instead of "temperature."