Are you getting overheated during class? I would assume that your teacher is suggesting this as a way to help keep cool. Evaporative cooling is especially effective in dry climates like Santa Fe. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler.
On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 9:29 PM, Gillian Densmore <[email protected]> wrote: > I has a science question. I trying out doing more excersize. In one of my > zumba classes a teacher sugested I try a wet towel on my head (before > class) and then a wet scare around my neck during class. > > I feel as my googlefu skills are failing because I can't find a reason why > that helps. Anyone know what the science is? > LifeHacker and a pretty dated StackScience blurb speculated it has to do > with having just enough gold water (relative to the hot air neer your body) > to somehow make kind of cool air zone. > Somehow how I am...skeptical > Cooling of your head makes sense (hair gets wet and you cold water on > your head just feels really good in the summer) > > But I don't get why cold towel or scarf around your neck can help. > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > >
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