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Wearing a suit in the desert without breaking a sweat

Interface

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How the hell can that guy wear a suit in the desert without breaking a sweat?! Is there any trick that I should know about?

 

shaqin93

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Deserts aren't always hot. They're just very very dry.
 

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Originally Posted by shaqin93
Deserts aren't always hot. They're just very very dry.

Exactly right. In fact Mongolian deserts can be -30C to -40C below in Winter.
 

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Can't watch the video from work, but in extremely hot places a light-coloured linen suit, or at least trousers and a long-sleeve shirt, would be better than shorts and a t-shirt. You need to keep your skin covered or it will burn. This is one of the reasons that most desert-dwelling peoples wear full-length robes, and why I don't understand when some people on this forum try to argue that where they live it gets so hot they need to wear shorts.
 

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Originally Posted by Sanguis Mortuum
I don't understand when some people on this forum try to argue that where they live it gets so hot they need to wear shorts.


I just tried explaining this to people at a Memorial Day BBQ, how I was fine in my long sleeve seersucker shirt and linen pants while they were sweating away in shorts and a tshirt.
 

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I'd imagine his trailer was air conditioned. And it seems the shots of him walking away were shot at dusk.
 

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You're body also adapts after awhile.

During the summer here will hit the 40sC some days. It'll then drop into the high 20sC over night. You actually feel the need for a sweater at night
 

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