Originally Posted by
sjs78
So if I wanted to prevent sweating and still keep my body cool couldn't I just line my body with ice packs so they do the work of cooling me down instead of using sweat?
Yes.
Sweat is your body's reaction to excessive heat. The amount of sweat depends on a few things, the first being how hot your body is, and next, the air around you. If you live in a dry environment, your sweat dries quickly, so quickly that it may evaporate before your clothes get damp. When I was a child, I lived in Ludlow, California, where temperatures could reach 50 degrees centigrade in the summer, but there was almost no humidity. I remember that the air used to feel like it was burning my skin, but I never noticed any sweat. I have also lived in tropical places where summer temperatures are 40 degrees centigrade, and humidity sometimes reaches 100%. In these places you are constantly sweating, even when you are trying to sleep at night.