If sweating cools you down when you’re hot by evaporating, then why do we have moisture wicking clothing to remove the sweat?

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Say you’re out running and are wearing athletic clothing that wicks sweat how does that work? I thought that sweat cools you by evaporating off your skin, if your clothing pulls the sweat off of you isn’t that defeating the purpose?

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It’s the sweat getting carried off your body by evaporating that lowers your average temperature therefore cooling you down.

Is there really any difference if the sweat is carried off your body by your clothing before it evaporates?

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