[FRIAM] Science question...re: cold neck scarfs

[Gary Schiltz]

Are you getting overheated during class? I would assume that your teacher
is suggesting this as a way to help keep cool. Evaporative cooling is
especially effective in dry climates like Santa Fe. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler.

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 9:29 PM, Gillian Densmore <gil.densmore at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I has a science question. I trying out doing more excersize. In one of my
> zumba classes a teacher sugested I try a wet towel on my head (before
> class) and then a wet scare around my neck during class.
>
> I feel as my googlefu skills are failing because I can't find a reason why
> that helps. Anyone know what the science is?
> LifeHacker and a pretty dated StackScience blurb speculated it has to do
> with having just enough gold water (relative to the hot air neer your body)
> to somehow make  kind of cool air zone.
> Somehow how I am...skeptical
> Cooling of your head makes sense (hair  gets wet and you cold water on
> your head just feels really good in the summer)
>
> But I don't get  why cold towel or scarf around your neck can help.
>
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