oh ye weather gods

[Scouse]

Weather has just broke here; massive thunderstorm going on over Dublin right now.

Internet went bang as well - on 4G now.

Love a thunderstorm

Of course. I've had to buy a generator because of them - so if it's with you, I may take the opportunity to wheel it out back...

 

[Gwadien]

thermometer is reading 42 degrees.

It's in the shade too...

 

[Wij]

I am fucking melting in my office. Can't even open the windows as that makes it worse.

Considering running 3DMark on my gaming machine constantly as the warm air it generates is probably still cooler than the ambient air :/

 

[Raven]

Definitely not gaming atm. My water cooling throws out some serious heat.

 

[Wij]

Definitely not gaming atm. My water cooling throws out some serious heat.

Can I borrow it for my balls?

 

[Deebs]

Fucking melting. Balls have decided to permanently stick to my inner thighs. According to phone it's 39C. Windows on car wound down to keep it "cool". Am seriously going to consider permanent aircon now for the bedroom and lounge.

 

[Deebs]

Oh and my hive thermostat says it is 30C inside the fucking house.

 

[Wij]

How long can a body survive when the ambient temperature is above 38C?

 

[Deebs]

How long can a body survive when the ambient temperature is above 38C?

Guess it depends if you are acclimatised? For me, not very long.

 

[Wij]

Guess it depends if you are acclimatised? For me, not very long.

But your body needs to maintain 38C to live. I know it can warm itself above the ambient temperature but can it cool itself below it? Does it have AC built in at all?

 

[Wij]

Record broken, although raining here in North Devon at the moment.

BTW Anyone know what happened to Tdc?

He's still alive on Facebook but doesn't come here anymore

 

[Gwadien]

But your body needs to maintain 38C to live. I know it can warm itself above the ambient temperature but can it cool itself below it? Does it have AC built in at all?

Sweat baby, sweat.

I might just have a shower every 10 mins.

 

[Deebs]

He's still alive on Facebook but doesn't come here anymore

I know it's a shame. Miss the geezer. Anyway, back to fucking merging with the sofa. Reminds me of The Thing, merging with shit.

 

[Scouse]

How long can a body survive when the ambient temperature is above 38C?

Pretty much indefinitely as long as we have access to water. We sweat very efficiently and that's a fantastic coolant.

Only downside is if the air is at 100% humidity - makes sweating less effective.

 

[Raven]

23c in my living room. Which is nice.

 

[Gwadien]

Thermometer reading 43.5

 

[Wij]

23c in my living room. Which is nice.

I'm coming over to yours!

 

[dysfunction]

Oh and my hive thermostat says it is 30C inside the fucking house.

My Nest thermostat is saying the same thing!

 

[Scouse]

Nice and cool here now. Gentle rain. Part of @DaGaffer's thundercloud system (sans thunder) - it's lowered the temperature a treat.

 

[Embattle]

Dyson fan states it is 30c with boiler thermostat showing 28.5c.

 

[MYstIC G]

23c in my living room. Which is nice.

Thermometer reading 43.5

Splitting the difference here

 

[Scouse]

Good on 'em.

XR protesters smash windows of News UK over coverage of Britain’s heatwave

Activists target London HQ of Rupert Murdoch’s media company after UK weather treated as upbeat story

www.theguardian.com

 

[Raven]

Good on 'em.

XR protesters smash windows of News UK over coverage of Britain’s heatwave

Activists target London HQ of Rupert Murdoch’s media company after UK weather treated as upbeat story

www.theguardian.com

Finally going after the right people.

 

[Tom]

I'm actually installing insulation at the moment, bit of a co-incidence. 40mm foam insulation backed plasterboard. When this room is done it should be a few degrees warmer and should lower my heating bills a bit. Helps counter the inevitable price cap rises coming.

I've had some good success today keeping the heat out of the house by sticking sheets of tin foil to the outside of the sun-facing windows. Reflect a lot of the sun's infra red radiation straight back out into the garden rather than letting it in the house.

I think if this level of heat is predicted next year then I will certainly install permanent AC. I reckon I can do it myself.

 

[Raven]

I was looking at AC but the running costs are pretty high.

 

[Embattle]

Plus in an ironic twist they pretty much add to global warming.

The air conditioning paradox

How do we cool people without heating up the planet?

www.vox.com

 

[Gwadien]

Plus in an ironic twist they pretty much add to global warming.

The air conditioning paradox

How do we cool people without heating up the planet?

www.vox.com

I fully expect @Tom to use pedal power to run his air con.

In other news... 85% humidity tomorrow. Yay.

 

[Bigmac]

I'm sleeping with a wet towel and a fan on me tonight. Ugh.

 

[Raven]

It's still 30c upstairs, we slept in the living room last night.

 

[Yoni]

Record broken, although raining here in North Devon at the moment.

BTW Anyone know what happened to Tdc?

Sure, TdC iwas alive and when we last spoke, I’ll pass onn your regards when we next catch up