# is sweating at 100% humidity useful in any way?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 22, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sweating-at-100-humidity-useful-in-any-way/547659 "2010-07-22T23:47:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sweating-at-100-humidity-useful-in-any-way/547659/21 "2010-07-29T03:06:22Z")

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I lost almost 3 pounds today. I drank .4 gallon of liquid. If 1 pound of water = 128 ounces = 8.35 pounds, I lost 46 ounces plus the 51 ounces I consumed = 97 ounces, 3/4 gallon. In 7 hours. That’s 1/10th gallon/hour, or 12 ounces/hour. Every 7.5 minutes I filled a shot glass with sweat.

I ate very little, which is probably offset by the fat I burned. (I ate one chicken biscuit, one piece of toast).

It was hot and humid, around 105 heat index. I looked like I had been swimming. Gotta say I feel good, like a toxin flush cleared my system.

Tomorrow? More of the same.

I should go to the beach this weekend huh.

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