Maybe so. I'll tell NASA. This is their definition:
"Wind Chill - Wind chill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin
caused by the combined effects of wind and cold. As the wind speed increases,
heat is carried away from the body at an accelerated rate, driving down the
body temperature. The wind chill temperature, an "apparent" temperature, gives
us a better estimate of how cold it really feels outside. The measure of the
rate of heat loss based on air temperatures and wind speeds is not a
temperature, but it allows us to understand how quickly heat is lost to the
wind."
Walt, who'll be exposing more skin as the weather warms
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
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From: "Simon Worby" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Walt Wayman wrote:
>
> > Actually, as I understand it, it's not "creatures like us,"
> > but ONLY us, being the perceived degree of cold on bare human
> > skin. It doesn't apply to furry or feathered critters, only
> > to we naked apes. That's why there is goose down and Goretex.
>
> Wind chill factor will apply to anything that is warm-blooded. The more
> or better the insulation, the less the "factor" of the wind chill.
>
> The figures they use on telly refer to naked humans, I believe, and are
> useful to us to judge how much we need to wear (and what) to insulate
> ourselves to reduce the effect of wind chill.
>
> Regards,
>
> Simon
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