return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 months ago127 degrees: Heat record shattered in Death Valley, with high temperature of 130 in forecastabc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down15
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minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up16·4 months agoThat’s insane. I was in Arizona last month in 110° heat, and going outside felt like stepping into an oven. I can’t imagine what 130° must feel like.
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·4 months agoI once flew out of Phoenix and they delayed the flight because it was 117°F. They said it was too hot for the plane to take off.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoAir’s too thin, can’t get enough lift.
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·4 months agoYeah when it finally was ready for takeoff I was like… Are you sure? Nervous as hell haha
minus-squareBigDaddySlim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoI’ve worked in 120° heat and it’s not fun. Especially when you go back in the truck and it’s 140° and the “cooling fan” just turns the truck to a convection oven.
That’s insane. I was in Arizona last month in 110° heat, and going outside felt like stepping into an oven. I can’t imagine what 130° must feel like.
I once flew out of Phoenix and they delayed the flight because it was 117°F. They said it was too hot for the plane to take off.
Air’s too thin, can’t get enough lift.
Yeah when it finally was ready for takeoff I was like… Are you sure? Nervous as hell haha
I’ve worked in 120° heat and it’s not fun. Especially when you go back in the truck and it’s 140° and the “cooling fan” just turns the truck to a convection oven.
Ah the Ole hair dryer.