So... it's right around 95 Fahrenheit right now in Berkeley (that's something like 35 Celsius, for all the Canucks who read this). Fortunately, I'm not in L.A. right now (it was 113 Fahrenheit = 45 Celsius there yesterday, although there are other reasons I'm glad to not be in L.A!).
Anyhow, it is Hot out (capital H intentional), and that's got me thinking a few things
1) Man, I wish my office had air conditioning
2) Yo quiero una cerveza fria
3) Why is it that the heat makes people so lethargic?
Now, I'm not really an expert on this last point, but I'm gonna take a wild stab at this one (that's what theorists do, right?). Here goes:
When you do stuff (any stuff) your metabolic rate increases, which generates some heat since your body is not 100% efficient at using it's energy for the stuff you are doing.
The heat generated warms you up. Of course, if you get too hot, things go pear shaped faster than you can say "Allo gov'nah." (now imagine saying this with a strong Cockney accent).
So, we may have evolved this heat-triggered lethargy as a way of avoiding overheating when it's hot out. Seems pretty obvious, right? Well, it's too hot for any deeper insight.
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