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Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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Originally Posted by deneb78
You bring up an interesting point.. why do you suppose the tropical seas in Australia tend to have more "deadly" creatures than the Caribbean? The Caribbean waters are just as warm if not warmer than Australian tropical waters.. there must be more to it than meets the eye.
The waters off Northern Australia are the hottest in the southern hemisphere. The Timor and Arafura Seas, Gulf of Carpentera and Indian Ocean off the Northwest Shelf average over 30C SST's over large parts. Many of these areas are too hot for coral reefs to survive.
I'm the same way. Ever notice that 70°F outside feels a lot different than 70°F indoors? I have to wear sweatpants and a turtleneck indoors at that temp, but outside I wear jeans and a short sleeve shirt. It's weird, but I feel the same way you do when I'm indoors. I need the temp to be 73°F indoors to feel comfortable with wearing shorts in my house, but my optimum sleeping temp is 65°F
I think what it is is the absense of sun rays, of any kind. Even weak sunshine outdoors (or strong sun filtering through windows indoors) makes a noticeable difference on perceived temperature.
Its why I believe I often feel warm 2 hrs before sunset on a sunny, or even partly cloudy day, but cold at sunset in Bunbury, no perceived windspeed increase, then I look at the hourly forecasts and see the air only dropped 2-4 C/3-7 F... though the "feels like" for me dropped by at least 8 C/15 C.
My optimum sleeping temperature is my optimum shorts-and-tee temperature though.
Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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I'm the same way. Ever notice that 70°F outside feels a lot different than 70°F indoors? I have to wear sweatpants and a turtleneck indoors at that temp, but outside I wear jeans and a short sleeve shirt. It's weird, but I feel the same way you do when I'm indoors. I need the temp to be 73°F indoors to feel comfortable with wearing shorts in my house, but my optimum sleeping temp is 65°F
I find 70F a pretty pleasant indoor temp. Anything below about 18C/65F indoors feels uncomfortable though. Part of the reason might be because you're more active outdoors moving more. A wet, windy 70F day is less pleasant than 70F indoors though imo.
I find 30C indoors kind of stifling, especially if there's no air circulation. Kind of like how 30C feels hotter at night, I think there's a psychological phenomena at work. We expect it to feel a certain way indoors, so maybe that's why.
I find 70F a pretty pleasant indoor temp. Anything below about 18C/65F indoors feels uncomfortable though. Part of the reason might be because you're more active outdoors moving more. A wet, windy 70F day is less pleasant than 70F indoors though imo.
I find 30C indoors kind of stifling, especially if there's no air circulation. Kind of like how 30C feels hotter at night, I think there's a psychological phenomena at work. We expect it to feel a certain way indoors, so maybe that's why.
I keep my heat at 60F at night, and around 65F during the day. I just got up and around and the temp in my house is 64F, and I'm walking around in a t-shirt and shorts. Is a little bit chilly, but nothing long pants won't take care of or a long sleeve shirt. 70F in a house is too warm for me unless I'm sick with a fever.
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