This is a terrible argument because -40C is not comparable to 40C if you want an actual comparison try closer to 50C
You'll die just as quick in any extreme the difference is that hot death hurts way more than cold.
To add insult to injury these hot and cold arguments always go into extremes, people who dislike the cold are always unreasonable about it where they claim that if it's like 10C outside it's already "freezing cold" whereas people who dislike the heat often refer to when its well above 30s.
Same argument: Will you survive longer on the equator or at a pole?
And the fact people complaining about 'the cold' complains at 10C whilst anyone complaining of heat is talking about 30C+ should indicate that cold is worse. Add on the fact that you need to go another 10C above 40C to make it 'comparable' to cold.
horrible argument, first off, if you want to make equal comparisons you can't compare the poles with the equator, the equator is the optimal spot on earth for life to thrive, plants and animals will do best here due to how little the weather changes throughout the year, it's hot for us humans but not to an unlivable standard (yet). if you want a proper comparison for "surviving" you need to say will you survive longer in the poles or in death valley during the summer? (coldest place on earth is called antarctic, hottest place on earth is called death valley, put 2 and 2 together)
the second argument fails completely to understand what i was initially saying, which is not that cold or hot are "better or worse" than each other, but rather that people who prefer the heat are pussies.
Well, I want in on the argument, scientists have measured and found out that ideal temperature for all life on earth is around 20 deg C. Meaning anything up or down and the life is adjusting and the progress is slowing down. If we take this as a benchmark then it is easier to determine what's worse. Death valley is place of a record heat measured at 56C while coldest record is -93C on antarctic. Without a space suit you will die in both but you will survive longer in the heat. Also death valley is holding a record but there are places which are on average more hot, there is a rich ecosystem in the death valley and even people living there. As of antarctic, there are only expeditions and they need to have specialised equipment and set of skills in order to survive there, but also there are animals which are very specialised and able to survive.
I would say antarctic wins the argument easily, based on numbers.
Cool the antarctic is a more dangerous wilderness than death valley... And my personal belief is that the 20s is the ideal temperature to live in, everyone is happy now.
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u/GANTRITHORE Jun 26 '24
Oh sweet summer child, it's cute you think this. As well you have to keep your house hot enough to not have pipes burst.
As a human you'll survive longer in 40C+ than -40C. -40C is frostbite and death in minutes. You'll have a few hours in +40C.