An intriguing new study by hydrochonologists out of the University of Southern North Dakota State looked at the relationship between deodorant use in certain regions of the world, and at certain times of the year and compared that to hurricane landfalls and hurricane strength.
In this chart, correlation arose between deodorant use and hurricane strength.
The authors’ hypothesis
The lead scientist of the study, Pete Stains said that the cross-referenced reams of data and tracked inventory across multiple retailers and customers across the world to come up with this result.
“Working with major retailers and surveying customers across the world,” Stains said. “The connection between deodorant use and hurricane strength is undeniable. The bottom line is: wear deodorant in the summer. It could save a life.”
Stains partner on the study, Guy Smehls, was the person who originally formulated the hypothesis. And he said the idea came to him one day when he was working out in the backyard.
“I was sweating like crazy while I was mowing,” Smehls said. “And I thought about all of the evaporation of my sweat compared to all of the evapotranspiration of the grass and trees around me. And it hit me, antiperspirant or deodorant that keeps me from sweating could pull gallons of water out of the air every day.”
And pulling if each person pulls gallons of water out of the air, it means drier air. And, according to Smehls hypothesis, drier air means weaker hurricanes.
The math behind this is pretty straight-forward. So much so that both Stains and Smehls were surprised it took this long for someone to see the answer.
As you can see, it takes just a few simple steps to go from “sweat” to “hurricane strength” within the math.
Some questions from fellow scientists
Equatorial Coriolis Meteorologists and Transverse Cyclone Climatologists across the world are turning up their nose to these findings. Tracking down a reputable scientists to argue against these findings was not difficult at all. But even when arguing against this hypothesis, people seems to agree that there are steps regular people can take to make the summer more bearable.
“Correlation does not equal causation,” Dr. Laura Gesterm, a Transverse Cyclone Climatologist with a background in Equatorial Coriolis said. “But that doesn’t mean we can ignore the finding. And it may mean regular people can take regular actions to reduce the potential for strong hurricanes. It sounds almost fake.”
International Researcher, Wendy Ann Rainey, agreed that “sounds almost fake” is a good way to describe this. But in the same answer said: “Ignoring the possibility that these two things are correlated is not the only option.”
What this means for you
Incredibly… “Wear deodorant in the Summer” seems to be the take away here. For a look at the whole study and other steps you can take to limit the hurricane potential check this out
