Why does it feel colder inside in the winter even though the thermostat says the temperature is the same?
In: Biology
Moving from Ohio to Florida I learned the difference between dry cold and wet cold. In Ohio, yeah it got cold as fuck…I have been through more than a few days in negative temperatures. But like, you bundle up and you’re pretty much fine. Hell, it could be 30 degrees and I’d barely put on more than a light jacket unless I planned to spend much time outdoors.
In Florida, for years I couldn’t figure out how like, getting down to 35-40 degrees felt absolutely bone-chilling cold! I was like am I acclimating? Am I losing my natural Northern resistance to cold? Am I becoming a wuss?
Then I went back to visit Ohio one February, and accidentally forgot my coat at home. And I was *fine*.
Floridians explained it to me. It’s humid in Florida year round. And a wet cold permeates like nobody’s business. It seeps in. It penetrates your blankets and warm clothes, and it gets down to your bones.
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