Re: Wind chill

From: Spehro Pefhany (speffSNIP_at_interlogDOTyou.knowwhat)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:40:28 -0500

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:49:47 +0000, the renowned John Woodgate
<jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

>I read in sci.electronics.design that Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlog
>DOTyou.knowwhat> wrote (in <55dqv09rhndnijfmhji6m0p8c4q7ktivsq@4ax.com>)
>about 'Wind chill', on Sun, 30 Jan 2005:
>>I took the dog for a walk at night a week or two ago- the wind was
>>~20-30mph and temperature -22°C (-8°F). Taking a glove off to use my
>>Maglite and bag the leavings, I wasn't across an open field diagonally
>>before all the feeling was out of my little finger in that hand. Wind
>>chill is real enough!
>
>Just hold the bag. Your canine friend provides you with a lovely squishy
>hand-warmer. (;-)

Alas, the bag got a fair bit of snow in it as well, so it had the
opposite effect, what with the phase change and fast evaporative
cooling of the moist contents. Unusually, most of that accumulated
snowfall took place in very cold conditions, so the snow was very
powdery (crunchy underfoot). Typically it's more solid (the snow, that
is, Ms. Golden Retriever's contribution was solid enough).

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany 

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