It's Furnace day today...

Carrying on from How to beat the heat, I must just say, that today is damn hot. It is too bright and hot with our South African weather to even consider going outside, the dogs have become semi-comatose in an attempt to stave off heat stroke and the birds have all hidden in the trees.

I have determined that the sun is currently enjoying a good old game of fire and yet more fire with my head. The temperature is a jaw melting 28 degrees Celsius in my cool room with a fan blowing at full speed. This is madness!

< It's so far away, but still so hot. 5505 °C hot at that on the surface.
No wonder we need sunblock to survive.


I have found that a wet face cloth is the only long-term solution to fighting this kind of heat. The kind of heat that melts thermometers.


I have just left mine in the sun for a while and it registers a mind-frying 42 °C! For any of you in the Southern hemisphere, I wish you a freezing cold night to even this out, and for those in the North, I ask for a donation of Aircons!


Cheers everyone and happy tanning.