It seems than at Tue, 3 Jul 2007 12:45:53 -0600, Craig wrote: > Yes. > > Your skin gets dry, not because you're outside when it's cold, but because > you're inside when it's cold. > > Humidity is actually RELATIVE humidity: the percent humidity is relative > to how much water vapor air at a given temperature will hold [not the > actual terminology, but a useful first understanding, see > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_humidity]. So a relative > humidity of 30% means that the air is holding 30% of the amount of water > it can possibly hold at that temperature.
** snip a bunch of good stuff ** Another way that "humidity" is measured is by the "dew point" - that is, the air temperature at which the given mass of water will end up being 100% relative humidity. This number doesn't change with the temperature. -- Philip _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
