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Air is a great heat insulator. Water is a good heat conductor. So immersion in cold water is very chilling. Wearing wet clothes is fairly chilling too. Yes. The reason for this is as the water evaporates off the body, it removes heat. This will lower the temperature of the skin and give you a chill. Persons who have high fevers are given sponge baths for the same reason, to cool off the body. Those with dangerously high or deadly body temperatures (above 105 degrees F.) are given ice water baths to reduce the high fever. This is also how the body uses perspiration to cool off the body.
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∙ 13y agoYou are cold when you are wet because of the chill the wet gives up, if you jump into a ocean in the winter, you'll be freezing.
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∙ 14y agoWet clothes make you cold for the same reason that sweating cools the body. The moisture evaporates and cools the surface.
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What happens when you sit in the cold with wet clothes?
you will freeze
Why do you get so cold if your clothes are wet?
When You wear wet clothes, your body heat evapourates the water from the clothes by taking it from your body. this dries the clothes. Therefore it makes you feel colder :)
Can wearing wet clothes affect your kidney?
No. You may get a cold by wearing wet clothing, but your kidneys won't be affected.
Why is it bad to wear wet clothes in the cold?
You could catch a cold or get really sick.
What household items may be used as an emergency ice pack?
wet sheet or clothes,cold water,sponge with cold water
Can staying in soaking wet clothes make you sick?
No, it is a myth...
When feeling cold and wet what do you Recognize reflexes?
When you get up, dry your self off and get in some warm clothes
What is wrong if the wrong if the spin dryer is still leaving the clothes dripping wet?
Firstly, verify that the dryer is still getting hot. Are the clothes coming out hot and wet, or cold and wet? If they are coming out hot and wet, throughly clean your lint trap, and verify that your dryer vent hose is not kinked, crushed, or obstructed in any way. If they are coming out cold and wet, consult a repairman to service your dryer's heating element.
What is a killer whale habitat like?
ti is cold and wet. ti is cold and wet. ti is cold and wet. ti is cold and wet. ti is cold and wet. ti is cold and wet.
When you have a cold and you jump in a cold pool will it make it worst?
no u will just be wet
Does wearing wet clothes make you ill?
wow ur stupid
Is a wet shirt better than no shirt in cold?
No, a wet shirt is not better than no shirt in the cold. A wet shirt can make you even colder and even sick.
