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- From: matth@progress.COM (Matthew J. Harper)
- Subject: Re: science trivia question - glasses steamed up
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.223439.16613@progress.com>
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 22:34:39 GMT
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- rchao@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Chao) writes:
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- >Why do the insides of my glasses sometimes get steamed up when
- >I am wearing them? It seems to happen during cold weather, and
- >only one eye at a time.
- >My guess is that my skin and eye are hotter than the other side
- >of the glasses. But why does it happen inconsistently?
- >I know it's a stupid question....Don't write just to say so....
- >--
- >Robert Chao
- >Oakland, California
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- Contrary to what most people might think, the human body does not perspire
- at the same rate exactly between the two sides of the body. Couple that with
- cold weather and the wind (however slight it may be) being blocked more on
- one side than the other and your glasses can get really steamed. Happens to
- me sometimes. More so with glass lenses than plastic.
-
- -Matth
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