Would you rather be hot or cold? (1 Viewer)

[Niles Standish]

The problem is that the weather extremes aren't equal in their magnitude.

Lets say 70 degrees and sunny is 'perfect' for human comfort. The hottest anyone has really experienced is 130. So that's a 60 degree spread.

But on the cold end, -20 is possible in the continental US, and Canada, Siberia, far north Scandinavia etc, it can get -40. So that's a 90-120 degree spread.

I'm far more comfortable at 20 degrees (50 less than perfect) than 120 (50 degrees more than perfect). But -20 ####### hurts. But to compare, that's the equivalent of 160 on the hot end, which would probably hurt worse.

Are you more comfortable at 20 in a tshirt and shorts? That's hypothermia temps.

I'm with you, a warm coat and hat I'd rather be at 20 than 120 short term.

 

[Billy Bats]

The cold hurts me, the heat doesn't and I'd rather sweat than shiver.

 

[Riversco]

I'd definitely rather be too hot because when you are too cold you can also get sick, might catch a cold or flu. Breathing in cold air can lead to a sore throat. I don't think I've ever gotten sick when its too hot.

 

[ShamrockPride]

Too hot. Grew up in the Northeast.....I tell ya. Once you hit the ripe age of 20, you eventually just find yourself saying "Well, eff this winter crap. I'm moving down South or out West to the desert."

 

[EYLive]

I'd definitely rather be too hot because when you are too cold you can also get sick, might catch a cold or flu. Breathing in cold air can lead to a sore throat. I don't think I've ever gotten sick when its too hot.

Heat stroke

 

[sporthenry]

I'd definitely rather be too hot because when you are too cold you can also get sick, might catch a cold or flu. Breathing in cold air can lead to a sore throat. I don't think I've ever gotten sick when its too hot.

Being cold by itself isn't actually correlated with catching a cold or the flu.

 

[mr roboto]

I'd definitely rather be too hot because when you are too cold you can also get sick, might catch a cold or flu. Breathing in cold air can lead to a sore throat. I don't think I've ever gotten sick when its too hot.

Heat stroke

Dehydration.

 

[Fat Nick]

I HATE being hot. When I'm hot, I feel sick to my stomach and get headaches...not to mention the swamp ###.

I'll take cold any day. I don't LIKE it, but I'll take it over being hot.

 

[MattFancy]

I hate being cold. Feel like there's never enough clothes you can put on to stay warm

 

[Limp Ditka]

I can always put on more clothes, I can only get so naked.

Give me cold

 

[Kenny Powers]

I'd definitely rather be too hot because when you are too cold you can also get sick, might catch a cold or flu. Breathing in cold air can lead to a sore throat. I don't think I've ever gotten sick when its too hot.

Heat stroke

Dehydration.

Hyperthermia.