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1. Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 17:30:40 UTC Paul Pritchard

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   Time for a nice cup of !tea. Good evening, !fediverse and !tzag to all.
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 17:38:32 UTC Temporary Marjolein

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     @expatpaul good evening! I'll join you /me goes off to make a cuppa #tea
   • Erkan Yılmaz (erkan@fediverse.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 18:03:52 UTC Erkan Yılmaz

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     @expatpaul @jrm @mk I think I'll go with a coffee, just had dinner...
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 18:09:47 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @mk Good evening and enjoy your tea :-)
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 18:10:44 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @jrm I still manage hot drinks when it's unbearably warm... As long as caffeine is involved ;-)
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 18:11:16 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     • Erkan Yılmaz
     @erkan Sounds like a plan... I'm about to start dinner ;-)
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 18:52:30 UTC Temporary Marjolein

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     @expatpaul hot drinks are the best to cool down: they actually lower your core temperature. Cold drinks don't do that.
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:04:57 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @mk I've heard that before. I'm not convinced, but any excuse will do when I need a coffee ;-)
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:07:08 UTC Temporary Marjolein

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     @expatpaul there was a scientific investigation, reported on in NewScientist (many years ago) with 'heat maps' x minutes after hot drink and after cold drink. It was clearly visible a hot drink did indeed lower the core temperature, cold drink lowered overall somewhat but not core
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:18:23 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @mk How would that work though?
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:19:26 UTC Temporary Marjolein

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     @expatpaul simple feedback: the body detects the high temperature (of the drink) and takes measures to counteract that
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:20:09 UTC Temporary Marjolein

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     @expatpaul I'm trying to find that article back but that's not an easy search to do, too much 'noise' (and other interesting stuff :D)
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:24:22 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @mk Hmmm. I will have to see if I can find anything on the subject when I have a moment.
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:25:33 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @mk Interesting distractions are always the bane of any attempt to research a topic ;-)
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:26:33 UTC Temporary Marjolein

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     @expatpaul :D
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:56:41 UTC Temporary Marjolein

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     @expatpaul meanwhile I give up: scanned bout 70 pages of 10 search results. The maddening thing is I can still remember the picture and that the article was on a right-hand page on the top half :-/
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 20:39:08 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @mk I found a couple of links that suggest you're right... A hot drink on a hot day causes disproportionate sweating...
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 20:39:48 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @mk So it can cool you down as long as the sweat can evaporate quickly enough...
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 20:40:22 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @mk Which probably won't work when I'm sitting in a poorly air-conditioned office ;-)
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 20:44:43 UTC Temporary Marjolein

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     @expatpaul I don't think that's true - what matters most for cooling down by sweating is the air humidity: if the air is dry enough it will evaporate - no need for airco. If the air has a high humidity, even a fan will do little, it just moves the air. Ever been in 98% humidity at 38C? I have. You get wet, and stay wet - and hot.
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk@oracle.skilledtests.com)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 20:45:32 UTC Temporary Marjolein

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     @expatpaul a breeze (open a few windows?) may help more than airco, if it replaces humid air with dryer air. :)
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 21:25:02 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @jrm #guffaw
   • Paul Pritchard (expatpaul@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 21:35:57 UTC Paul Pritchard

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     @jrm It turns out it's semi-true. Apparently a hot drink causes disproportionate sweating, and it's the sweating that cools you down.