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?
In: Biology
In a way. As long as there is a liquid evaporating on your skin you’re shedding significant amounts of heat. It doesn’t matter if that liquid is pure water or sweat.
Mind you, your body isn’t suddenly going to stop *producing* sweat, but getting splashed with water will definitely augment your body’s own cooling abilities in the short term.
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