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Petrovich
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Re: Vehicle Carry/Storage

Post by Petrovich »

tommcnaughton wrote:
ballistic wrote:With heat indexes hitting 100 degrees and ammo stored in a locked metal box in a vehicle with rolled-up windows...
I have some problems with the whole "Heat Index" thingy. The weathermen have invented it to explain the discomfort that comes from the combination of heat and humidity. It is much like, or at least comparable to, the Wind Chill Factor, that combines outside temperature and wind speed to let us know how miserable we are. These are handy measures.

The problem is that the weather people then seem to be willing to settle for Heat Index or Wind Chill numbers without giving us the actual temperature, humidity, and wind speed. It kinda reminds me of the ammunition manufacturers who happily give us muzzle velocity and and muzzle energy, but neglect to mention the results of ballistic gelatin penetration tests.

Wind Chill lets you know how cold it feels to be outside, but in fact the temperature may be much different. So the actual outdoor temperature affects your antifreeze solution while the Wind Chill factor tells you how it feels. Of course, for antifreeze what matters is the temperature, not the feeling.

Heat Index is the same. 100 degrees and zero humidity in Phoenix is much more bearable than 95 degrees and 95% humidity in Ohio. But when we want to know about the temperature of our closed and locked automobiles, only the temperature matters -- humidity doesn't affect anything but the way we feel.
Well let's face it. Some people need to be told everything as they are incapable of figuring out the obvious for themselves.

Maybe we need a dumbarse meter as follows:

level one: go outside naked for all I care, skeeters gotta eat just like everybody else.

Level two: It might be smart to wear some light duds, especially over yer pickle if yer a guy, or over yer titties if yer a girl.....just a suggestion; however.

Level three: See that white stuff on the grass when you go outside to pee off the back porch??? That's frost.....put yer shoes on and consider wearing a sweater.

Level four: Hey bonehead....it's freegin' January.....you know....ice and snow......don't drive across the blueridge mountains with tennis shoes on....yer car might break down.

Level five:

Level five:
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