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**TerriLS** · 09-22-2012, 07:05 AM

Drinking cold things is the wrong way to go. Discomfort is caused by the large difference in body temperature to the ambient temperature. Hot drinks raise body temperature closer to the ambient therefore decreasing discomfort.

David

During our Peace Corps training they always told us to drink hot tea. I always thought this was nuts because my "instincts" told me to do the opposite. They never told us why. Your explanation makes a lot of sense.

Later in Chiangmai we went to the two large air-conditioned shopping centers a lot when the heat was too unbearable. We saw a lot of movies,

09-22-2012, 07:05 AM	#31
TerriLS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 657 Senior Member	Drinking cold things is the wrong way to go. Discomfort is caused by the large difference in body temperature to the ambient temperature. Hot drinks raise body temperature closer to the ambient therefore decreasing discomfort. David During our Peace Corps training they always told us to drink hot tea. I always thought this was nuts because my "instincts" told me to do the opposite. They never told us why. Your explanation makes a lot of sense. Later in Chiangmai we went to the two large air-conditioned shopping centers a lot when the heat was too unbearable. We saw a lot of movies,
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