Our bodies are on average 98.6°, right? Why do we sweat profusely and dislike hot temperatures? Wouldn’t our bodies have to work less and use less energy to keep an internal temperature of 98.6°?
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The metabolic processes that occur within the human body, when working properly, produce heat. About 98F. However, those processes work best at lower ambient temperatures, like 72F.
Imagine you’re using your computer. Put your hand in front of the fan. It’s probably blowing out air that is warmer than the ambient temperature because the machinery within the computer produces heat. The computer may be blasting air that’s 90F, but the computer would not work as well if the ambient temperature was 90F because the machinery within works best at low temperatures. If the ambient temperature was 90F then the computer would overheat.
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