06. What is the temperature range that the human body can withstand? (A K2S Question)
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The human body likes room temperature around 70° F. People live with arctic gear at temperatures down to -80° F and below. There are inhabited regions of the Earth where temperatures reach 120° F and above. Human beings can tolerate even more extreme temperature variations for very short periods of time.
Answer provided by Robert P. McCoy, Ph.D.
Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer
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