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View Poll Results: Would you rather have it 100 or 0 (F)?
100 deg 55 57.89%
0 deg 40 42.11%
Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-18-2010, 11:04 AM
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If it were humid and I were naked outdoors, I'd be sweating a little. Of course I'm imagining a humid 80 here in middle TN, which would mean no wind either. With a breeze I'd probably be fine. 75 in jeans and a t-shirt is slightly uncomfortable to me, unless the humidity is unusually low. My ideal weather is such that I can comfortably wear a thin, long-sleeved shirt and jeans with practically no chance of sweating. For me, that means 60 or less.
I've shivered indoors this summer when it's 70°F inside, usually it's my feet and lower legs that get cold. Right now it's 85° at my desk with a breeze coming in.

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Old 07-18-2010, 11:09 AM
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I think all the people who chose 100° are from cold climates and all the ones who choose 0° are from hot climates; with the dividing line for the USA somewhere in the mid-Atlantic; line might move further south if the thread wasn't in summer
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Old 07-18-2010, 12:13 PM
 
Location: God's Country
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Give 0 any day!!!!!!!!! I HATE HATE HATE hot weather, we've had several months already where the heat index has over 100
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Old 07-18-2010, 12:15 PM
 
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I think all the people who chose 100° are from cold climates and all the ones who choose 0° are from hot climates; with the dividing line for the USA somewhere in the mid-Atlantic; line might move further south if the thread wasn't in summer
Not me, I've from a hot weather climate and I chose 0. I HATE summer
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Old 07-18-2010, 12:39 PM
 
Location: Augusta, GA
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Not me, I've from a hot weather climate and I chose 0. I HATE summer
He said cold weather climates choose 100 and hot weather climates choose 0 not the opposite.

I'm kinda wavering on it, but I picked 100. Either way I'll be inside with the AC or Heat on unless I'm doing something really fun outside that is with the heat or cold.
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Old 07-18-2010, 12:40 PM
 
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Not me, I've from a hot weather climate and I chose 0. I HATE summer
Nei said he thinks people that chose 0 are from hot climates...

I see you said the same thing Georgia Girl, but you beat me to it (by 1 minute).

I live in a hot climate and choose 100 but I grew up in a cold climate.
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Old 07-18-2010, 12:50 PM
 
Location: Bellingham, WA
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I've shivered indoors this summer when it's 70°F inside, usually it's my feet and lower legs that get cold. Right now it's 85° at my desk with a breeze coming in.
And 85 is well beyond my comfort zone, unless it's exceptionally un-humid and there's a good breeze and shade. I think different people have varying degrees of blood circulation which might cause some to experience greater discomfort in the hands and feet in cold weather. My brother loves cold weather like me, but his feet get cold far more easily than mine. And my hands seem to get cold more easily than his. But neither of us can take heat and humidity very well.
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Old 07-18-2010, 12:59 PM
 
Location: New York
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I grew up in an overall Mild climate (Cfa: NY, NJ, MD), hot Summers and coldish/coolish Winters, 100 is more common than 0 and I still choose 100.

I've never felt 0 as an actual temperature but when it's windy all bets are off and the wind chill kicks in. I know I've probably felt a windchill around 0 before but in reality anything below 35 feels the about the same to me especially when wind is involved, it's just numbingly super cold (like resting a body part on ice) and I'm rushing to get somewhere warm.
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Old 07-18-2010, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Central Alberta
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I would choose 100 F for a week than 50 F for a week.

A fairer comparison might be 110 F or 120 F vs. 0 F,
as 0 F imho represents extreme cold, but 100 F is not-very-extreme.

I would still pick 110 F vs. 0 F,
but it might be a tough call 120 F vs. 0 F since I know how to deal with 0 F, but 120 F would be a mystery.
(120 F could be when metal burns you in the shade )
0 F isn't very cold either. Below -30 F is extreme cold
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Old 07-18-2010, 01:00 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I've shivered indoors this summer when it's 70°F inside, usually it's my feet and lower legs that get cold. Right now it's 85° at my desk with a breeze coming in.
I find 70 F indoors almost uncomfortably cold as well during the summer. But that's mainly because I'm usually not dressed for "indoor winter weather".

But during the winter, I prefer an indoor temperature in the lower to mid 60s.
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