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This has come up for years. In some circumstances you will be cooler, if the humidity is high you're fucked. Hot and dry, sweat more, hot and wet, heat stroke.
So a cool drink would work just as well, since it's also providing water you can sweat out?
So it's a matter of hydration?
I haven’t read the article, but I think the difference in temperature matters. Hot beverages perceived as hot through your tongue will make you sweat more/faster than cold beverages.
Yeah, this. Hot drinks make you sweat from feeling hotter internally, which will cool you off if it's not humid where you are.
I would think an ice cold spicy drink would be most effective
Hmm, say a bloody Mary? 😆
Ah, thanks, I didn't catch that part.