How does sweat cool us down?

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I always assumed the way sweat cooled us was how the water on the outside of our skin cools off and in turn cools the skin down however I don’t get why the air that cools the sweat cant cool our bodies especially if our skin can heat that sweat just as fast or faster than the air can cool it.

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As the sweat evaporates it takes some of your body heat with it.  That’s why humidity sucks. Humidity makes it so that the sweat doesn’t have anywhere to go. It’s like trying to clean up a spill with a wet paper towel. The towel, like the air, can’t take in any more moisture.

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