Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] windchill
From: Doug Herr <merlin@flyingemu.com>
Date: 23 Dec 2000 17:31:30 -0800

On Sat, 23 December 2000, Martin Howard wrote:

> 
> Windchill is a psychological effect.  Is the is perceived "coldness" of the
> air when there is wind present.  In terms of "temperature" it only affects
> living organisms comprised primarily of water.  Non-living matter is
> affected by the wind only with regards to how quickly its temperature will
> drop to that of the ambient level.  It will not go below this

Mostly true, but it only affects living organisms with internal heat sources.  The scale assumes a typical human.

Doug Herr
Sacramento
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