I play SC2 with a snuggie on cause I ALWAYS am cold, being a little cold makes it hard to control your hands properly, they just are probably taking precautions of staying warm. Plus I think, they think that they look pretty cool in their leather parkas.

nanokwark

Poland51 Posts

January 28 2011 00:16 GMT

#43

On January 28 2011 03:27 Dakmaniac wrote:
they shud invent keyboard or mice which get heated while plugged in like a heating pad just its build inside ur hardware =)

Mine 3 year's old laptop from HP has a nice heated keyboard ( or should I say overheated :D)
I had to buy my self a cooling pad to make it not overheat it self too much while playing SC2

imyzhang

Canada809 Posts

January 28 2011 01:29 GMT

#44

wish the entire world would put their thermal stats to 18c, it's really not that bad...

purecarnagge

719 Posts

January 28 2011 14:42 GMT

#45

We should send Idra and Jinro Snuggies!!! Thats what we need to do!

SCdinner

Canada516 Posts

January 28 2011 16:04 GMT

#46

I do believe it’s a result of the computer fans and poor ventilation in the booths and regional physics phenomenon. In South Korea a flowing current in a closed environment can somehow slowly lower the environment's temperature until the point of sub freezing. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death for more info.

mesohawny

Canada193 Posts

January 28 2011 16:06 GMT

#47

doesnt adrenaline pull blood from your extremities in order to fuel the "core" of your buddy more? that would probably equate to the cold hands.

I could be wrong but i thought that was the case

TeH_Murmur

Canada11 Posts

January 28 2011 19:06 GMT

#48

Temperatures for Seoul were forecast with highs of only -5 degrees C (22 F) through Friday and lows of -13 C (8 F) during that time.

Hah. Like the other guy said, that's not so impressive. We had a couple -30 (celsius) days in a row recently. Fun times.

Buddhist

United States658 Posts

January 28 2011 19:10 GMT

#49

Uuuuuuuuh... does OP not understand what "public" means? Last time I checked, SK isn't communist, so gretech isn't owned by the government, so they have no energy restrictions.

On January 29 2011 04:06 TeH_Murmur wrote:
Temperatures for Seoul were forecast with highs of only -5 degrees C (22 F) through Friday and lows of -13 C (8 F) during that time.

Hah. Like the other guy said, that's not so impressive. We had a couple -30 (celsius) days in a row recently. Fun times.

Yeah, I've checked the temps in Seoul and compared them against my location (Maryland). It's been colder here almost every day, which really isn't that cold.

I just wear a hoodie when I go outside and I'm fine.

On January 29 2011 01:04 SCdinner wrote:
I do believe it’s a result of the computer fans and poor ventilation in the booths and regional physics phenomenon. In South Korea a flowing current in a closed environment can somehow slowly lower the environment's temperature until the point of sub freezing. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death for more info.

ahahahah

purecarnagge

719 Posts

January 28 2011 19:17 GMT

#50

I live in iowa...thats exactly our weather...why the hell would I want to go to korea now...

like paying 3k to travel to Iowa 2.0. That would be pretty miserable.

OfficerTJHooker

Canada97 Posts

January 28 2011 19:19 GMT

#51

I can sweat sometimes when I play SC, but usually just a bit in my armpits. If my hands are cold, I just run to the bathroom sink and run my hands under hot water for a bit.

Although I am trying to find where I can buy those fabric hand warmers that they use in the GSL? I've been trying to find some for so long...

RoarMan

Canada745 Posts

January 28 2011 19:51 GMT

#52

On January 29 2011 04:17 purecarnagge wrote:

Show nested quote +

I live in iowa...thats exactly our weather...why the hell would I want to go to korea now...

like paying 3k to travel to Iowa 2.0. That would be pretty miserable.

For some reason though I live in Canada and visiting Korea this winter the -10 degrees Celsius there seems to be as cold or even colder than the -20 degrees Celsius here in Canada.

As for the government energy restrictions that's rather odd.

metzGRR

Sweden86 Posts

January 28 2011 19:53 GMT

#53

Why dont they have one of these inside the booths?

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It heats the air incredibly fast, dossent even matter if theres poor isolation, it will keep the air around it warm.

Nerski

United States1095 Posts

January 28 2011 20:09 GMT

#54

I would assume it has more to do with the space just not being heated well, and right now it's extremly cold in korea. I'm sure come the warm months you'll hear players complaining about how hot it is in the booths.

Nerski

United States1095 Posts

January 28 2011 20:11 GMT

#55

On January 29 2011 04:53 metzGRR wrote:
Why dont they have one of these inside the booths?

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It heats the air incredibly fast, dossent even matter if theres poor isolation, it will keep the air around it warm.

Probably because it's easier for a player to control the amount of warmth in the booth via clothing and hand warmers; rather then someone getting into the both and being uncomfortable with the heat and not being able to do much about it without waiting for heat to dissapate from the both.

Mowr

Sweden791 Posts

January 28 2011 20:12 GMT

#56

On January 28 2011 03:55 Jyxz wrote:
i dont get why the hell you could possibly want to cool ur hands.. i want mine HEATED

There are actually mice with heating. I'd really like to have one but I'm not sure they're good enough for gaming.
Except for maybe the hottest weeks in the summer my apartment never gets warmer than ~19°C/ 66°F and my hands always get really cold when I sit at the computer. The AC/DC adapter for my soundcard gets quite hot so I usually warm my hands on it

whatthefat

United States918 Posts

January 28 2011 20:17 GMT

#57

Honestly, I wear a jacket even if I'm playing in a warm room. As others have mentioned, it's common to feel cold under the stress of a competitive game. I used to have the exact same reaction to exams, and competitive chess games.

Manimal_pro

Romania991 Posts

January 28 2011 20:20 GMT

#58

cold hands always ocurrs when playing SC in anything else than summer. i have 20C in my room and i play with a hoodie. Sometimes i get really hot while playing but my hands are unbelievably cold still

-orb-

United States5770 Posts

January 28 2011 20:36 GMT

#59

WOW anyone see this at the end of the article?

The heating restrictions are level one of the country's energy-saving plans. If they don't work, level two bans decorative lighting; level three bans the use of elevators below the fifth floor of buildings, limits the use of indoor lighting and allows employees to drive to work only every other day; level four bans all driving to work and mandates early closure of public buildings.

Rofl sup you can't go to work, enjoy being jobless and then eventually homeless

oh also if you're handicapped and use a wheelchair, sucks to be you because you're going to be rollin up the stairs to get to your fourth floor office.

LOL KOREA