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Originally Posted by dcb
I'm not talking about the elderly, or hospitals not designed for some measure of natural cooling, or about locking kids/animals in an oven. I'm not talking about removing AC in life threatening situations either.
I am questioning how in 40 ish years (long after roofs were discovered) americans seem to have lost their ability to cope with heat. There are even larger swaths on the planet that don't even have electricity, I'm not buying it as a necessity in general. Should we issue AC stamps with our food stamps if it is a requirement for life as you would describe it? Right up there with food water and shelter apparently.
I'm not buying into it. Maybe folks should read up on heat acclimation? Heat Acclimation for Runners: A Coach’s Analysis I appreciate the comfort factor and social pressures to not sweat, but that isn't natural. |
Individual coping ability is beside the point. Takes very little to restrict anyones ability to deal with heat, including yours. It is not otherwise remedied except by A/C assuming one wishes to remain part of society and not restricted in ones movements. You want to continue in obtuseness have at it. If you think Americans don't die prematurely due to lack of A/C -- sometimes generally, and sometimes specifically -- I suppose I should feel sorry for you. It is willful ignorance on your part, so I see no reason. Grow a pair and educate yourself. Restriction on activities is the very first problem of high heat.
Americans haven't lost any heat-coping ability. They simply didn't live in the South in any great numbers prior to the advent of central A/C. Maybe you should be the one to do reading on the urban heat island effect since then. You don't want A/C, fine, but it is still a necessary component of determing weather effects on data
in the same manner as using a heater changes winter car use. Leaving it out is the point. It won't work for purposes of comparison.
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