If our body temperature is normally 98.6 degrees,?

Question

how come when it's 98 degrees outside, no one is comfortable

Answer 1

if its 98.6 outside, our body temperature will rise, causing us to sweat and dehydrate.

We need the temperature to be about 70 degrees to stay at a steady 98.6.

We need the outside temperature to be less than the body's temperature as the body's chemical reactions produce too much heat, so some heat needs to be lost.

Answer 2

The bodies chemical reactions work normal at the temperature 98.6 degrees F. As the temperature outside reduces or increases a bit it finds it difficult as now it (body) has to produce or dissipate extra energy to maintain what is called as BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate). Thus it becomes uncomfortable when there is a change in the temperature outside.

Answer 3

The chemical processes in our body develop heat and energ. If it is 98.6 degrees outside your body is still creating that heat through the ongoing chemical processes that break down your food and turn it into heat and energy for you. If it is 98 degrees outside it is harder to dissipate the heat. And due to the ongoing chemical processes inside you that create heat your body temperature will start to rise about 98.6 degrees. That is unless you sweat. Sweat cools the body through it evaporating. The evaportation process takes away energy and thereby heat.

Answer 4

Because whilst my body works best at this temperature, not all of my body does. My internal organs require a temperature of 98.6 degrees to work, but my skin needs a much lower temperature.

Answer 5

well as you see im a docter and know all about this...well you see honey our body tempature is 98.6 degrees.. and when its 98.6 degrees its maiking ur whole body more warmer..like its 98.6 for your body tempature..and outside its 98.6 degrees ur gonna add all tht up..and when u do u will get the tempature and degrees that you feel from your whole body..and thts why no one is comfortable outside!

hope it helped!

Answer 6

All warm blooded creatures generate their own heat. Our body needs to be between 36.5 °C and 37.5 °C, but as we generate our own heat, the external environment needs to be colder than this for us to be comfortable (15-20 °C is comfortable) If the external temp was at 37 °C, our body's heat generation would cause us to be too hot, and so we are uncomfortable and begin to sweat.

(You can see that we generate our own heat, because we don't need to sit in the sun to get enough energy to move, like reptiles do. You can also see our heat generation by using thermal imaging.)

Answer 7

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Answer 8

That's my perfect comfort temperature. I build a fire when it gets below 65°F.