• grue@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    WARNING: NOT FOR USE IN HIGH HUMIDTY.

    Adding more water to an already hot and humid situation risks a Wet Bulb.

    If the water coming out of your cold tap is cool (which it should be, since pipes are typically underground), then I think maybe it would still work because you could refresh the t-shirt with colder water occasionally. It’s just less than ideal compared to doing it in a dry climate.

    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 days ago

      It would cool you a little as the cold water absorbs heat, but you’d have to wring and repeat as soon as it heats up, which might end up being often