Which Would You Prefer -- Extreme Heat or Extreme Cold?

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I'm no beach bum and I love the snow, but I reckon that out of the conditions that I tend to get exposed to, heat only ever approaches extreme discomfort, but cold could cross the line into real pain.

Exactly.

heat any day

although when I went to Fairbanks it was -39 and I have to say at that level of realness it gets kinda better than at -10, which is irritating instead of thrillride

I like both...I hate moderate temperatures...

But I think I choose cold over heat.

I'll take the cold, if we're talking outdoor climate and I'm allowed to heat my domicile.

I would rather die of extreme cold.

What Rock Hardy said. Cleveland had a tough winter this year, but as long as I had a fire going in the living room and could put a sweater on, didn't bother me even a little. All things being equal, it's easier to warm up in the cold than to cool off in the heat. (Take that, entropy!)

nuclear blast vs. nuclear winter

it's easier to warm up in the cold than to cool off in the heat

Seriously. When its 105 in the shade, and over 90% humidity, you can be totally naked and still sweating your balls off.

Whereas cold can be mitigated more easily by simply putting on another layer of clothing.

Fuck rainforest summers.

That's kinda loading the question though, sitting in yer shack with a fire and warm sweaters is hardly suffering from extreme cold.

Eisbaer's question was vague enough to allow loading and unloading.

How about if you had to spend a day in the hottest or coldest place on earth, with only sufficient protection to avoid death or major injury (e.g. frostbite)?

coooooooooooooold

Cold. I could at least bundle up. I'd go insane from extreme heat.

It's easier to sleep when I'm too hot rather than too cold. Good old 115º day most defs calls for a siesta, as my brain & body are too melted to do anything anyway. Whereas a cold night with too few blankets means shivering pseudo-sleep like floating in and out of a cold creek all dark night long.

phaal vs. very very very cold ice-cream

So what I'm saying is if you want to avoid an extreme temperature – and sleeping is my main way of not dealing with things – I vote yes on proposition heat.

xp, ice cream headaches can be pretty bad.

sleeping through a high-heat/high-humidity nighty is basically impossible for me

whereas phaal afterburn is AWES

me too milo, ewww sweaty sleep

Whereas I cannot sleep AT ALL if it's too hot.

I used to live on a Hoboken brownstome block where the power would go out every time the thermometer hit 85F. It was like trying to sleep in a pottery kiln. Perhaps I'm spoiled by modern convenience, but if it's there, I'm taking it.

still think i would rather lie awake in a pool of sweat unable to move or breathe, than be curled up in a shivery ball with freezing extremities.

I didn't know motherfuckers were cold - care to elaborate? (also "Eisbaer" = subliminally suggesting an answer, are we?)

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i chose heat, even though i prefer colder climates. if i was homeless, i'd prefer to live in a hot place.

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Lines uttered by Arnold Scwarzenegger (as Mr Freeze) in "Batman & Robin"

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