it was a very hot summer
i really had to spend most of my time
dealing with temperature management
or as i call it - drinking beer
they have community cooling centers here in the desert
they call them bars
every day all summer these places are filled with
poor, hot people trying to cool off
it made me wonder
- i often wonder about stuff when i go to the cooling center
is there a formula that can determine how many beers
it takes to lower your body temperature enough to handle
outside surface temperatures reaching 120 degrees...
well, i found it
it's called the beer chill factor
it's all about the felt temperature of exposed skin
not the actual air temperature
and out here, when it's hot, there is a lot of exposed skin
- trust me
hot weather, cooling centers, exposed skin
i love it out here
the beer chill temperature is never higher than the air
temperature, and the beerchill temp starts at 69 degrees
humidity or moisture on the skin can result in a higher
perceived air temperature
spilt beer on the skin can result in what's called flash chill
if the beer is spilled on the front of your shirt
the flash chill can result in the hardening of the nipples
which is accurately termed the beer/nip index
or... is it cold or are you just happy to see me
note however that beer/nip index figures increase
dramatically with the wind chill factor
as you can see - it's a complicated set of numbers
the highest recorded beer/nip index was recorded
right here in the palm springs area when a young college
co-ed spilled beer on her t-shirt and rode her motorcycle
through town at a high rate of speed
she was safe however
- she had her headlights on
as always - the answer is cold beer
i forget the question
