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Ask HN: Wrist temperature on Apple Watch: how useful for men?

by user0x1d on 9/9/22, 9:16 PM with 4 comments

• by ksaj on 9/9/22, 10:14 PM

  I would strongly expect sunshine to be enough to make it think you have a serious fever, or a snowball fight registering as a sudden and unexpected death.

  For accurate readings, one usually goes internal (sublingual, otic, anal) or quasi-internal (closed armpit). Forehead readings are limited but able to detect fevers in controlled environments. The surface of your extremities are prone to big temperature swings that are completely unrelated to health, such as when you have cold feet or hands. I'm sure you can have a serious fever without the temperature being notable at the wrist.

• by arthurcolle on 9/9/22, 9:18 PM

  Well for particularly desperate people, you could show them that 1) you have a pulse, and 2) your body temp is normal, so definitely gives you an edge in the dating game.

• by ufoolme on 9/9/22, 9:36 PM

  Illness? Health metric?