[HN Gopher] Corn sweat is real, and it's made heat in the Midwes...
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       Corn sweat is real, and it's made heat in the Midwest even more
       uncomfortable
        
       Author : speckx
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2024-10-09 20:03 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | tedunangst wrote:
       | What should we replace the corn with?
        
         | JellyBeanThief wrote:
         | We don't necessarily need to replace it with anything. The
         | problem isn't the corn. The problem is it's too humid. We're a
         | grownup species, we can deliberately change the environment if
         | we really want to.
        
       | mikestew wrote:
       | Grew up in Indiana literally surrounded by fields, which often
       | contained corn. Also ran track and cross country in Indiana.
       | Running on a hot August day when the corn was up was miserable,
       | both because of the humidity exacerbated by the corn, and the
       | fact that 2m tall corn blocks whatever breeze might otherwise be
       | blowing.
        
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