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[-] Fosheze@lemmy.world 84 points 8 months ago

Yeah no. I'll take cold over heat any day. At least when it's cold I can just add a few layers or do something to mitigate it. When it's hot theres only so many layers I can take off without becomming a sex offender.

[-] PrunesMakeYouPoop@kbin.social 21 points 8 months ago

A lot of people say that, but it does fuck all for my hands and face, and I'm still breathing in cold ass air.

I have heat retention issues, not heat rejection issues.

Perhaps the grossest feeling I've ever experienced was while I was stationed near Chicago during the winter and my nose hairs were freezing inside my nose, all while bundled up in as many layers as possible.

Fuck the cold; I'd rather be in the heat.

That being said, extreme heat is still miserable.

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

I prefer the cold because our insects are small and non-poisonous. I love in a brutally cold climate as well, it's worth it.

The best part is Spring and all the fresh life blooming all around... it's amazing.

Living with such extremes makes me appreciate the warm months so much more than I otherwise would.

[-] Fosheze@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

To each their own but I'd still rather have numb limbs and frozen snot than be stuck in the heat. I live in minnesota so I'm more than used to snapping off snotcicles at -20F while shoveling the driveway. At least when it's cold you can still move your body without it making things worse. When it's opressively hot all you can do is sit there sweating and feeling miserable. Any activity just winds up making matters worse. There's nothing you can do except suffer. It's the temperature equivalent of having congested sinuses.

Of course like you said, you have heat retention issues. Meanwhile my body runs like a damn furnace. I just wish it also burned calories like one.

[-] lepthesr@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

"People that grew up in warm climates prefer warmer climates. People that grew up in cooler climates prefer cold climates"

[-] coaxil@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Not always, am Aussie grew up in, and still live in miserable humid heat, it's fucking terrible. Though our 3 days of 'winter' per year are rather nice

[-] anytimesoon@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

I'm the opposite. Grew up in a cold climate and hated it. Moved to the warmth now and loving life at the moment

[-] lepthesr@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

What's your preference between the two though? Not being a dick, just curious. I grew up pnw US. I'll take the cold any day of the week.

[-] coaxil@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Cold, you can mitigate it much easier. On a serious note our winter months are great, shorts and t-shirt and it's just good temp all round, and cool enough at night for a blanket at times! But yeah the warm months are not a good thing!

[-] mrchampion@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

My statistics professor said nearly the exact same thing just today, no joke. He only didn't say the "without becomming a sex offender." part.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 8 months ago

I was thinking the other day, if all the "sensors" in your body for making you feel hot are in your skin, then surely removing the epidermis would be the last layer needed to be removed to avoid feeling hot.

[-] Fosheze@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Actually yes. People with severe burns over a large part of their body wind up with massive issues as far as keeping their body temp up. But if you're burned that bad then you usually have much bigger things to worry about anyways. However your epidermis is mostly dead tissue so to have any real effect you need to go a little deeper and remove the dermis too. So if you skin yourself it can help keep your body temp down.