Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Cooling vest 3
Measuring the temperature in the cap, 27.5 degrees Celcisus with a surrounding temperature of 25.4 degrees.
During the measurement period I measured the temperature, it went down a little (like 0.1 degree) but I would contribute this to the fact that I was resting, once I got up and moved around and measured it again there were no difference.
Final test results, 36.7 degrees temperature in my ear after 97 minutes.
Other things I noted during the experiment was that at first it felt nice, (despite the dripping) it felt like the cold water on my head cooled me down a bit. This was not measurable with the ear thermometer, so it might just be a pleaseant feeling from the nerves in the skin.
Since all the water went down, the top of the cap got dry. It might have insulated my head and prevented heat from leaving...
Conclusions: The great idea is not really working, it really crashed and burned. There is no proof of a colder head and everything gets wet.
During the measurement period I measured the temperature, it went down a little (like 0.1 degree) but I would contribute this to the fact that I was resting, once I got up and moved around and measured it again there were no difference.
Final test results, 36.7 degrees temperature in my ear after 97 minutes.
Other things I noted during the experiment was that at first it felt nice, (despite the dripping) it felt like the cold water on my head cooled me down a bit. This was not measurable with the ear thermometer, so it might just be a pleaseant feeling from the nerves in the skin.
Since all the water went down, the top of the cap got dry. It might have insulated my head and prevented heat from leaving...
Conclusions: The great idea is not really working, it really crashed and burned. There is no proof of a colder head and everything gets wet.
