To: ConservativeMind
"Emotion-based" anything is never going to be rational. It's the same as the wind-chill temperatures we now hear. It's "X" degrees outside with a wind speed of "Y" that means it feels like "Z". Some people just use the wind-chill number as the actual temperature, drives me nuts.
10 posted on
01/05/2007 6:29:27 AM PST by
stevio
(God, Guns, and Guts made America. A politician against any of the 3 doesn't get my vote. (NRA))
To: stevio
It's all about Feelings.........
23 posted on
01/05/2007 6:40:29 AM PST by
Red Badger
(New! HeadOn Hemorrhoid Medication for Liberals!.........Apply directly to forehead.........)
To: stevio
Wind chill does serve a purpose. When the weather is cold, and the wind is howling, exposed skin will freeze due to the "apparent" temperature. Fortunately, things like car radiators are unaffected.
My hands get really cold, though! ;-P
25 posted on
01/05/2007 6:42:00 AM PST by
MortMan
(I was going to be indecisive, but I changed my mind.)
To: stevio
What I've wondered is how do they know what it "feels" like? It's cold, and with the wind, it's even colder.
30 posted on
01/05/2007 6:44:03 AM PST by
RockinRight
(To compare Congress to drunken sailors is an insult to drunken sailors. - Ronald W. Reagan)
To: stevio
While I agree that 'wind chill' is misused, it is a useful metric.
45 posted on
01/05/2007 6:55:23 AM PST by
Unassuaged
(I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
To: stevio
In Maine, we just said that wind chill just gave us something else to b*tch about. :-)
There's plenty to it, though. 20 below is chilly, but not bad. 20 above with a stiff breeze is $%$#%#!! freezing.
96 posted on
01/05/2007 7:52:59 AM PST by
wbill
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