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[weatherman]

This has to be one of the hottest days I have seen in Korea. Check these temperatures for your location. How are you keeping cool today? Any good stories about the heat? If you know the math, you can calculate the heat index which is higher than the real temperature.

http://www.kweather.co.kr/now/sil/sil_table.html

[Falstaff]

Having lived in Georgia most my life, where summer days with 95-100F temp with 70% relative humidity are not at all unusual, I feel qualified to give some tips on staying cool.

1. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Drink lots and lots of water. Avoid any carbonated or caffienated beverages. And for the love of God, stay away from alcohol as much as possible.

2. Where light colored, cotton clothing.

3. Do as much activity during the early morning or evening.

4. A simple fan can cool a room of immensly. Pick one up.

5. I always cut my hair as short as possible. It's amazing how much cooler you are when you do this.

6. Change shirts often. When I teach during hot spells, I'll change shirts 2 or 3 times a day.

I've worked a number of summer camps here in Georgia. A few years ago, I worked for 3 straight weeks at a camp in middle Georgia. No air conditioning. Just one 30 year old ceiling fan in a cabin with me and 7 kids. The coolest day during that 3 week period was a 92 degree. The pool water felt like bath water. One trick I used to keep cool there was to get a small spray bottle (like you would use in a garden), put ice water in it, and spritz my face with it. That and paper towels dipped in ice water feel great.

[mindmetoo]

Ride subway lines 5,6,7,8. They do a darn good job of air conditioning them these days.

[chiaa]

I grew up in Florida, the hottest place on earth. I do the same thing here that I do back home. I just don't go outside. A/C is cranked up here!

http://www.whatthebook.com

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