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jorgelito · 09-03-2006, 10:17 AM

So, this summer, I went to Egypt and it was hot hot hot! It's a neat place cause the desert is right next to the Nile so it's quite the trip. So, as you can imagine, it is very hot and dry there, especially in the summer. One day, I jumped in Nile and almost had a heart attack as the water was cold!! I mean really cold. It was awesome!! But weird as the sensation of being out of the water, hot and dry, then jumping in such cold water. It's also fairly clean to my surprise.

Anyways, my question is, how come the water is so cold when it is so damn hot (I mean 110-120 F or 40-50 C) all the time? The Dead Sea by contrast, was hot (and rather uncomfortable for me).

09-03-2006, 10:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
jorgelito All important elusive independent swing voter... Location: People's Republic of KKKalifornia	I failed 8th Grade Geology/Geography So, this summer, I went to Egypt and it was hot hot hot! It's a neat place cause the desert is right next to the Nile so it's quite the trip. So, as you can imagine, it is very hot and dry there, especially in the summer. One day, I jumped in Nile and almost had a heart attack as the water was cold!! I mean really cold. It was awesome!! But weird as the sensation of being out of the water, hot and dry, then jumping in such cold water. It's also fairly clean to my surprise. Anyways, my question is, how come the water is so cold when it is so damn hot (I mean 110-120 F or 40-50 C) all the time? The Dead Sea by contrast, was hot (and rather uncomfortable for me).