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sarchertech on March 24, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Too Hot for Humans, But Google Servers Keep Hummin...

The hottest recorded temperature on earth was 136. Average highs in the Middle East aren't anywhere near 140.

ComputerGuru on March 24, 2012 [–]

He may not have been very eloquent, but he wasn't saying that Middle East temps reach 140.

(He was saying ME Muslims do x degrees without water, so 140 with water should be tolerable. X is anywhere from 90 to 120+ in certain ME countries).

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