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by Teev6Hul 2857 days ago
Sweating would be a lot more effective in a near-vacuum, if we assume you'd wear one of those futuristic mechanical counterpressure space suite.
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How come? I thought sweating worked by helping to lead the heat to the air
No, it works by using up heat to change a materials' phase, that is turning it from liquid to gaseous.
... and phase-change is exactly how your freezer works.