LOL! On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ¡Que molleja! > > On 9/18/09, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Right Stanley, that is what I'm talking about. My home town (Maracaibo, > > Venezuela) is a city where you have 95-99% of humidity ALL the time, and > > usually above 100F. The first time I went to a dry place I couldn't > believe > > how hot it was I didn't feel a thing. > > > > Javier. > > > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:05 PM, stanley/ Randolph > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> If I'd a seen this (below), I wouldn't a' taken the time to write all I > >> did > >> in those posts... > >> > >> *Stanley* > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> *From:* oldschoolgwin <[email protected]> > >> *To:* Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > >> *Sent:* Friday, September 18, 2009 1:46:46 AM > >> > >> *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Who can do the math??? > >> > >> > >> Well, if we really want to know, it's called convective heat transfer > >> coefficient. We don't feel temperature, we feel heat leaving and > >> entering our body. So at higher velocities the convective coefficient > >> increases (h=W/m^2*K)substantially, hence heat is leaving our body at > >> faster rate - then we say its cold! We should really say heat is > >> leaving me very quickly (humor!). > >> > >> In the summer in the middle of a hot day, the inside temperature may > >> be 78F (air temp) and it feels hot, but in the winter when it's 78F in > >> the same house it feels cold. Hmmm - why is this? Well it's because > >> there are multiple mechanisms effectiving the overall (net) heat > >> transfer from your body. In the summer the wall temperature is hotter > >> than winter - so guess what, now your body is recieveing radiation > >> (heat) at a greater rate than in the winter. So while the air is > >> conducting (theoretically) heat away from your body at the same rate > >> for both summer and winter (function of temperature and air velocity) > >> the radiation is greater in summer so the net heat loss rate is lower > >> in the summer (it's hot in hear). Consider cloudy day and sunny day > >> at the same air temp (same thing radiation is the difference in > >> comfort). > >> > >> So it get's a bit complex when you take into acount the heat capacity > >> of the air (function of moisture content) and air velocity (convective > >> rate) - but this is the basic concept. I.E. the same reason the NH > >> oil coolers are much more effective (probably at least 20X) at hwy > >> speeds than when sitting at a stop sign. But then again at hwy speeds > >> the engine is also generating much more waste heat it has to transfer > >> to the air. > >> > >> Hope this helps. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sep 17, 1:35 pm, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Yuh really don't know whut wind chill is 'til yuh've ridden in winter > at > >> night in Arizona desert. Cold with humiddy is better'n cold with none. > I > >> can take 30 with 95%. I can't take 50 with 30%!! > >> > > >> > Stanley > >> > > >> > ________________________________ > >> > From: Joseph Letourneau <[email protected]> > >> > To: [email protected] > >> > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:21:08 PM > >> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Who can do the math??? > >> > > >> > I ride all through the winter. The only time I dont ride is if there > is > >> snow and ice still on the road. The real reason I do this is cuz the > gas > >> prices are so flippin' high. By the time I get to work it takes a few > >> cups > >> of coffee and about 15 min's before my teeth stop chattering. > >> > Joey > >> > > >> > --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > From: Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> > >> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Who can do the math??? > >> > > To: [email protected] > >> > > Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 3:11 PM > >> > > If I > >> > > dress right, I can take about 40, no less thank you. I did > >> > > ride straight thru two years. But I was a whole lot younger > >> > > then. > >> > > >> > > --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Creative Residential Designs > >> > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > From: Creative Residential Designs > >> > > <[email protected]> > >> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Who can do the math??? > >> > > To: [email protected] > >> > > Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 8:39 AM > >> > > >> > > The temperature would be a balmy -10 which I don't do > >> > > on my bike, thank you > >> > > very much! ;) > >> > > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > > From: "NytWing" <[email protected]> > >> > > To: "Nighthawk > >> > > Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > >> > > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:46 AM > >> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Who can do the math??? > >> > > >> > > > If the outside temperature was 44 degrees this morning > >> > > when I left the > >> > > > house, what did it feel like with the wind chill at 65 > >> > > miles per > >> > > > hour??? For those of you in the south who > >> > > don't know what wind chill > >> > > > is, when it's cold outside, the harder with wind > >> > > blows, the colder it > >> > > > feels on the body. Those of us up north know > >> > > what I'm talking about... > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > - Hide quoted text - > >> > > >> > - Show quoted text - > >> > >> > >> > >> __________________________________________________ > >> Do You Yahoo!? > >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >> http://mail.yahoo.com > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > -Kyle > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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