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Sergio Stefanuto
Joined: 14 May 2009
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31C in Korea is more uncomfortable than 41C in Saudi Arabia.
There's a distinction between hot and uncomfortable. 31C in Korea is uncomfortable but not remarkably hot. 41C in Saudi Arabia is hot but not remarkably uncomfortable.
A 1 hour walk in Korea at 31C will drench a t-shirt (although most of this is condensation rather than sweat). A 1 hour walk in Saudi Arabia will make you sweat a little bit, but no drenched t-shirt. |
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No_hite_pls
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
Location: Don't hate me because I'm right
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
Congratulations! Good for you! 
Every time the seasons change, there's always someone, ALWAYS! |
Yep, we have the Canadians in the Winter saying how warm it is and the Texans in the summer saying how cool it is.......
.............bravo, guys. Bravo. You come from places with higher or lower temperatures than Korea. We salute you. |
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the ireland
Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:04 am Post subject: |
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As an Irish guy, I'm not used to warm weather (anything above 25degrees for 2 days in a row is a heatwave  ) but I don't think it has been very hot this month.
Luckily I have a large apartment so I can keep it cool by leaving the windows open in two of the balconys when I go to work.
But I know my co-workers are suffering in their melting pot of a box apartment as they can't create a breese and the sun on the glass balcony doors turns it into an over (a fate I had to suffer when I used to live there too)
If it's hot, it's hot. I don't think feb/march/april is cold here (i don't live in seoul, thankfully) so when I wear a t-shirt the koreans think I'm nuts.
I actually think there was only a break of about 3 weeks where the desk teachers went without the heat blasting from the air con until they had the ice cold air coming out of it....you would assume they would be used to their own weather at this stage. |
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Mariella713
Joined: 22 May 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm one of those people who get hot during snowy winter times, let alone in the middle of summer. So yes, I do indeed think 31C is sweltering! |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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I don't mind it so much since I started bathing in that pore-clogging anti-perspirant. (10,000 won for a tiny bottle at any pharmacy in Korea!)
| Sergio Stefanuto wrote: |
A 1 hour walk in Korea at 31C will drench a t-shirt (although most of this is condensation rather than sweat). A 1 hour walk in Saudi Arabia will make you sweat a little bit, but no drenched t-shirt. |
Bolded part is a dang lie. It is sweat, otherwise my intensive experiments with Driclor would have resulted in still being sticky and gross after a stroll instead of just kind of too hot. |
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mj roach
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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humidity too much for you?
e-z solution...crank-up the ondol!!
don't believe it?...ask any ajumoni |
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carpetdope
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Draz wrote: |
I don't mind it so much since I started bathing in that pore-clogging anti-perspirant. (10,000 won for a tiny bottle at any pharmacy in Korea!)
| Sergio Stefanuto wrote: |
A 1 hour walk in Korea at 31C will drench a t-shirt (although most of this is condensation rather than sweat). A 1 hour walk in Saudi Arabia will make you sweat a little bit, but no drenched t-shirt. |
Bolded part is a dang lie. It is sweat, otherwise my intensive experiments with Driclor would have resulted in still being sticky and gross after a stroll instead of just kind of too hot. |
Did you find Driclor here? I ordered some from back home but would rather find it locally. It works a treat IMO. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| They had it at the first pharmacy I tried. I tried just saying Driclor, then tried giving it a Korean accent. That worked better. 드라이크로 |
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Seoulio
Joined: 02 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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i don't think theres a person on the planet who doesn't call 31 degrees hot.
31 degree's IS hot.
Now it you are not that affected by it and it doesn't bother you then thats one thing, but it is still a hot temperature |
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WadRUG'naDoo
Joined: 15 Jun 2010
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought this was going to be a thread about bra sizes... |
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Seoulio
Joined: 02 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| WadRUG'naDoo wrote: |
| I thought this was going to be a thread about bra sizes... |
have you ever once heard of an odd number bra size? |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Seoulio wrote: |
| WadRUG'naDoo wrote: |
| I thought this was going to be a thread about bra sizes... |
have you ever once heard of an odd number bra size? |
I think he heard someone say "bra size" today and decided to use it in a sentence without knowing what it means. |
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Triban
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: Who calls 31C hot? |
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| indramayu wrote: |
| Who calls 31C hot? |
I personally prefer a firm A or B. |
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seonsengnimble
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
Location: taking a ride on the magic English bus
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| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| tatertot wrote: |
| seonsengnimble wrote: |
Here's an easy trick if you think in F. F=Cx1.8 +32. So, just take the C temperature, multiply it by 1.8 and add 32.
I was very proud when I applied linear algebra I hadn't used for years to figure that one out. |
I don't think linear algebra is what you used (unless you like using a sledgehammer to insert a tack into a wall). At my University, at least, linear algebra was a 300-level mathematics course (you know, multiplication of matrices and stuff like that). |
A little late, but huh. When I heard the term linear algebra before, I always assumed it had to do with linear equations, but I guess I was dead wrong. I've seen postings for classes in university for linear algebra, and I just assumed it was for people who were way behind in their math.
Good to know.
Anyways, I'll stick with the two types of math that have served me the best, y=mx+b and stoichiometry. |
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eumyang
Joined: 01 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| seonsengnimble wrote: |
| tatertot wrote: |
| seonsengnimble wrote: |
Here's an easy trick if you think in F. F=Cx1.8 +32. So, just take the C temperature, multiply it by 1.8 and add 32.
I was very proud when I applied linear algebra I hadn't used for years to figure that one out. |
I don't think linear algebra is what you used (unless you like using a sledgehammer to insert a tack into a wall). At my University, at least, linear algebra was a 300-level mathematics course (you know, multiplication of matrices and stuff like that). |
A little late, but huh. When I heard the term linear algebra before, I always assumed it had to do with linear equations, but I guess I was dead wrong. I've seen postings for classes in university for linear algebra, and I just assumed it was for people who were way behind in their math.
Good to know.
Anyways, I'll stick with the two types of math that have served me the best, y=mx+b and stoichiometry. |
Stoichiometry, is that part of chemistry? (Haven't took chem since high school.  )
It's understandable about the misuse of linear algebra, because the equation y = mx + b is an equation of a line, and alot of what we call Algebra 1 in the US deals with linear equations (solving and graphing). The stuff students learn in Algebra 1 and most of Algebra 2 would be called Elementary Algebra. Then there is Linear Algebra, which deal with not just matrices, but vectors too.
To confuse things even further, there are even higher-level math courses for math majors + graduate students called Algebra, but that refers to a third type of algebra, mainly Abstract Algebra or Modern Algebra.  So moral of the story, stick with Elementary Algebra if you're talking about y = mx + b.
Back on topic... 
I currently live in Maryland, so temperatures can reach the high 30's or even 40�C in the summer, but IME it's not as humid as it is in Korea. I've spent a summer in Korea, and I found that temperatures of 30-32�C with the humidity were killers.
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