My mind is blown - 98.6 is not the normal body temperature

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09-29-2009, 10:23 PM
thank mr skeltal

My mind is blown - 98.6 is not the normal body temperature

Just happened upon this link: http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/...s-normal---did
and it explains how the ACTUAL normal body temp is 98.2, NOT 98.6.
Long story short, the 98.6 stuff came from a nearly 150 year old study of limited sample size plus an error factor due to the conversions between centigrade and fahrenheit. Some more modern research is suggesting 98.2 is the "normal" temperature, but realizes that what is "normal" for one person may be different from another.

This is good news to hear, as my usual body resting body temp is around 95.6-96.0 and when I go in for check-ups they often think their equipment is messed up. A temperature of 99 is a pretty good fever for me.
09-29-2009, 11:59 PM
MrTroy

Speaking of which, my current temp is 100.6 :(
09-30-2009, 09:05 AM
sycld

OMG IT IS 0.4 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT LESS THAN WE THOUGHT ALERT TEH INTERNETS

OH WAIT YOU DID CONGRATS YOU GET A GOLD STAR

ps yah actually my body temperature has always been slightly below 98.6 degrees so this explains it i suppose but i mean as you said

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but realizes that what is "normal" for one person may be different from another.
09-30-2009, 10:01 AM
TheOriginalGrumpySpy

Any physician would tell you that no body temperature is the same.
09-30-2009, 10:01 AM
TheOriginalGrumpySpy

Any physician would tell you that no body temperature is the same.

Edit: Fuck sycld.
09-30-2009, 02:57 PM
srsinternets

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Originally Posted by MrTroy

Speaking of which, my current temp is 100.6 :(

the only prescription is more cowbell.
09-30-2009, 04:41 PM
captain castle

yeah I read this in "Lost World" like a decade ago
09-30-2009, 05:47 PM
sycld

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Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy

Edit: Fuck sycld.

yes please :pppurr:
09-30-2009, 08:38 PM
Darth Vader

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Originally Posted by sycld

yah actually my body temperature has always been slightly below 98.6 degrees so this explains it i suppose but i mean as you said

My natural body temp is about 100.0 on average. It goes to show how wide the spectrum really is.
I used to take advantage of this in elementary school/middle school, whenever I didn't want to be there I'd go to the nurse and she'd think I had a fever and send me home.
09-30-2009, 08:56 PM
TheOriginalGrumpySpy

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Originally Posted by Darth Vader

My natural body temp is about 100.0 on average. It goes to show how wide the spectrum really is.
I used to take advantage of this in elementary school/middle school, whenever I didn't want to be there I'd go to the nurse and she'd think I had a fever and send me home.

You're going to tell me that you sustained a body temperature of 100 degrees for years?

I guess it's called an average for a reason, but damn that just seems like your blood could not take that for years.
09-30-2009, 09:02 PM
Darth Vader

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Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy

You're going to tell me that you sustained a body temperature of 100 degrees for years?

I guess it's called an average for a reason, but damn that just seems like your blood could not take that for years.

Actually when I was younger it was something like 100.5, and only recently (the last 7 years or so) has cooled off a bit. It's really only about 2 degrees of a difference then what for years has been considered "normal," and look at that other guy who said his temperature was 2-3 degrees lower then normal.
09-30-2009, 09:02 PM
thank mr skeltal

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Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy

I guess it's called an average for a reason, but damn that just seems like your blood could not take that for years.

The blood isn't the issue, it's the organs that it would be a problem for.
/science
09-30-2009, 09:14 PM
TheOriginalGrumpySpy

Aren't blood and organs inherently linked? Naturally, I concede that it's been a while since a Biology course. Electrical Engineering doesn't really require a strong knowledge of it.

I thought heat causes blood veins to expand pushing more blood through, yadda yadda. I can admit when I don't know what I'm talking about, but that was what I thought I recalled from a class or two.
09-30-2009, 10:29 PM
Vengeful Scars

my body temperature is 98.6(C)
09-30-2009, 11:17 PM
sycld

my body temperature is 98.6K
09-30-2009, 11:23 PM
gwahir

my aunt elisa lives in florida.
09-30-2009, 11:24 PM
TheOriginalGrumpySpy

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Originally Posted by sycld

my body temperature is 98.6K

HOLY FUCK
10-01-2009, 03:07 AM
hedgerow

my my let me go and shout this in the street
10-01-2009, 05:41 AM
pandar

my body temperature is none of your fuckin business
10-01-2009, 10:10 AM
srsinternets

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Originally Posted by sycld

my body temperature is 98.6K

shawty fire burnin on the dance floor
10-02-2009, 12:48 PM
MalReynolds

somebody call 9-1-1
10-02-2009, 12:51 PM
Atmosfear

I'm warm-blooded and cold-hearted
10-02-2009, 03:48 PM
Darth Vader

so's the rest of the human race.
your point?
10-02-2009, 04:44 PM
TheOriginalGrumpySpy

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Originally Posted by Darth Vader

so's the rest of the human race.
your point?

No.
10-02-2009, 06:00 PM
Darth Vader

Not even a maybe?

Please?
10-02-2009, 06:04 PM
TheOriginalGrumpySpy

You're so confident in your generalizations. It's like I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or if you are saying these things to make me (or anyone) sit back and be awe-inspired.
10-02-2009, 06:17 PM
Darth Vader

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Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy

You're so confident in your generalizations. It's like I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or if you are saying these things to make me (or anyone) sit back and be awe-inspired.

I am a fan of sarcasm, but I prefer Irony to be honest. That was sarcastic, though. Sarcasm never translates well over the internet.
10-02-2009, 06:52 PM
sycld

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Originally Posted by srsinternets

shawty fire burnin on the dance floor

98.6K is really, really, really cold.

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Originally Posted by Darth Vader

I am a fan of sarcasm, but I prefer Irony to be honest. That was sarcastic, though. Sarcasm never translates well over the internet.

Well all that you have transmitted over the internet so far is vast amounts of stupidity.
10-02-2009, 07:06 PM
Vengeful Scars

Sycld has only transmitted large amounts of aids
10-02-2009, 09:52 PM
gwahir

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Originally Posted by Darth Vader

I am a fan of sarcasm, but I prefer Irony to be honest.

sarcasm is a form of irony
10-03-2009, 04:01 AM
captain castle

From now on no one should talk to Darth Vader
10-03-2009, 08:25 PM
Mad Pino Rage

Thanks Rick! :thumbsup:
10-04-2009, 12:44 AM
TheDudeFish

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Originally Posted by Rick Scarf

The blood isn't the issue, it's the organs that it would be a problem for.
/science

actually it would be the enzymes due to denaturation :eng101:
10-04-2009, 04:19 PM
Vengeful Scars

yea but if he drank enough Brawndo it'd be good.

It's got electrolytes. It's what Plants crave!

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