Eli5: Can you replace sweating by getting yourself sprayed with water?

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I saw a short of a marathon in extreme heat. The runners got spray with water to cool them down. Does this replace the effect of sweating?

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Yes. Our bodies cool through evaporation. That is why in places where it is more humid it feels hotter and lower temperatures.

I knew a boy when I was a young adult who was born without sweat glands. He had a special apparatus that they used so he could play outside in the summer. Other than its existence, I don’t remember anything about it.

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