Son_of_Perdition
Senior Member
I learned another thing today, that vindicates me, I've always been an advocate of drinking hot coffee on a hot day. I remember my father telling me about the workers doing the Boulder/Hoover dam in Nevada, he was laying brick for the housing. He said there was a study as to why the Spanish/Americans were able to work in the extreme heat while the caucasian workers suffered.
They determined that the Spanish/Americans were eating hot foods, drinking hot drinks & therefore were able to withstand the extremes better. I was the butt of many jokes when I would point that out. I have drank hot coffee on days when the temp was over 90 & thought nothing of it. But now, science is supporting me. One thing to take into account is the theory only pertains to living in a dry climate, Nevada, Arizona, Utah,,,etc. I was born & reared in Utah so it came as no surprise to me. Just now have to convince all my friends who thought I was off the reservation.
They determined that the Spanish/Americans were eating hot foods, drinking hot drinks & therefore were able to withstand the extremes better. I was the butt of many jokes when I would point that out. I have drank hot coffee on days when the temp was over 90 & thought nothing of it. But now, science is supporting me. One thing to take into account is the theory only pertains to living in a dry climate, Nevada, Arizona, Utah,,,etc. I was born & reared in Utah so it came as no surprise to me. Just now have to convince all my friends who thought I was off the reservation.