Thread: Question-Heat Index

Originally Posted by "G"

What difference does it make....if your hot your hot....if your cold your cold

Sounds like a Jerry Lee song

speck did it

Guess my biggest complaint is when I catch a weather report and the map shows heat index temps. I want to know what the real temperature is! Growing up in the south we were taught that relative humidity is what made the heat so muggy and sweaty as compared to the dry heat of western climates. It doesn't feel As hot to me as it does to my friends visiting from Wisconsin. Heat index came into use in the late 70's and has now exploded into every weather cast I believe as a result of the warmers wanting to dramatize the heat. Still won't boil water or freeze it!

Originally Posted by LowePro

I understand what you are saying. But......isn't "How it feels to the human body" subjective? Im a fat guy, and im sure the temperature feels ALOT higher to me than it would a skinny person. So....my question is......Since all humans feel things differently, Which human is the heat index or wind chill based off of? So this THEORY is promoted as fact every day. Im not wanting to start an arguement. Im am wanting you to educate me. I want to believe in it...but I cant until there is a reasonable "control group" as is necessary in all scientific experiments.

I know before I had my gastric bypass surgery I stayed hot but now I can tolerate the heat a lot better.

Originally Posted by Boatbottom

Guess my biggest complaint is when I catch a weather report and the map shows heat index temps. I want to know what the real temperature is! Growing up in the south we were taught that relative humidity is what made the heat so muggy and sweaty as compared to the dry heat of western climates. It doesn't feel As hot to me as it does to my friends visiting from Wisconsin. Heat index came into use in the late 70's and has now exploded into every weather cast I believe as a result of the warmers wanting to dramatize the heat. Still won't boil water or freeze it!

Wind chill will freeze water don't see why heat index wont boil it.

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Wind chill will freeze water don't see why heat index wont boil it.

AAH, but that's the question of the thread. Mac Daddy said "No it won't boil unless the water is at 212 degrees. Nor will it freeze when the wind chill is below 32 degrees but the air temp is above. I only know this because I looked it up once." Which is it?

I disagree, heat is heat, cold is cold. The air temp can be just above 32 and you fall in the water and get out to a 20mph winds and tell me whether or not stuff don't start freezing!!!!!!!!!

Personally,,,,, I add salt before boiling water because it boils faster.... so maybe if you add salt to water first, then test its boiling point.....