Tag: heat
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On A Silly Fly That Flew Into a Fridge and Fell Asleep
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor a week or so there were a lot of flies clustering. I believe that this was due to weather weirding. For months it was too warm, and dry, so they didn’t breed as voraciously. Eventually the weather changed temporarily so there was an infestation for those with bad luck. During…
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The Summer That Never Left and Uninvited Flies
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I went out for the entire day and when I came home I had a swarm of flies sitting by the velux, two days in a row. The buzzing was loud. It’s a good thing that I am not squeamish about flies because this was the stuff of nightmares. This summer…
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The Minergie Weather Disconnect
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen winters were long and cold Minergie seemed like a fantastic idea. They would turn a home into a thermos, blocking all heat loss to save on energy costs and more. Minergie does work extremely well in capturing and holding on to heat, from the sun, washing machine, dish washer and more.…
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On Running in the Evening During a Heatwave
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRationally it makes sense to go for a run when the sun is setting because the heat from the sun is lower. In theory this means that the body is dealing with a cooler environment. In practice, when I go for evening rides and runs my body remains warm for hours,…
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The Irrational Decision to Ride in a Storm
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s worth noting that after my historical post was deleted from a group chat I aborted my run with that group. The reasons were rational, rather than emotional. Something else came up and by the time that something was over the run had started. I also expected it to rain very heavily…
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When the Alarm Doesn’t Wake Us
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday morning I set two alarms for 0600 because I wanted to wake, have some free time, and then run at 07:50/08:00 but I don’t remember it waking me. I remember looking at the phone or watch and seeing 07:53. With the heat wave making sleep difficult, followed my a music festival…
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The Long Tail of the Heat Wave
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning it felt nice and cool so I spent as long as I could ventilating before the sun heated the Southern side of the building to a point where cooling was no longer effective. I went from 30°c down to 26°c very, very fast. The Outside Air Temperature (OAT) was 18-20°c…
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The Summertime Failure of Minergie and the Case for AC
Reading Time: 4 minutesMinergie is a fantastic concept for a cold planet, and to keep cool in winter. It traps heat with ease during the morning and radiates it for the rest of the day into the night. It supplements to solar radiation heat with geothermal heat, which it gets from the heat pumps. That…
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Morning Mist From a Former Suntan Lotion Bottle
Reading Time: 2 minutesWaking early is great, to run when it is cooler but it does have a serious drawback. That drawback is that whilst the run might be more pleasant, due to the fresher air, especially evening and morning rain but it has the drawback that if you live in a minergie apartment you…
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Running Fun With Fountains in a Heat Wave
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday I had the pleasure of going for a run early. I had planned to run at 07:30 to finish right as the shops were opening but I felt too lazy, so I was at the shops by 08:20 and running a few minutes later. I was thinking “Oh it’s still early,…