Comment on Wait, my body's own heat is enough? Always has been.
aulin@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoIt isn’t. The air being 100 degrees and dry isn’t the same as pouring 100 degree water on yourself. You’re only sitting there for like 15-20 minutes. Ask any Finn and I guarantee you that 100 degrees is what you aim for.
fishbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sauna_Championships#2…
Granted, it was 110c, but it was also only 6 minutes at that temp for Vladimir Ladyzhensky to die. I stand by my statement. 100c air temperature is immediately life threatening.
aulin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
And yet it is the normal temperature for saunas and has been for centuries. I stand by my statements too.