Re: Wind chill
From: Rich Grise (richgrise_at_example.net)
Date: 02/05/05
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Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 00:44:25 GMT
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:40:28 -0500, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
> 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).
Do you use that technique of inverting the bag, put it over your hand, and
just pick up the deposit, and unfurl the bag from your arm to enclose the
item? You could even do that with gloves still on! (which doesn't help
with the mini-maglite, true.)
Cheers!
Rich
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