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Author Topic: Fever effect on body temperature?  (Read 708 times)

Ipwnurmom221

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Fever effect on body temperature?
« on: April 02, 2011, 09:59:10 am »
Does fever-unducing syndromes increase body temperature?

If so, my modded poisonous war-cats could make an enemy spontaneously combust. If said enemy had a high constitution and got past the traps, it could also bring dwarfy !!fun!! to my food/booze stockpile containing wooden barrels and a few graphite pots.

Costs a fortress but WORTH IT
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"I haven't seen my parents in nearly a year, I can't move a foot in any direction, I spend all my days being attacked by animals, and I've been forced to drink sheep puke- wow that's a nice floor grate!"

Sarda

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Re: Fever effect on body temperature?
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2011, 10:02:23 am »
You know, even a REALLY bad fever only increases body temperature by 14 degrees. A fever high enough to cause combustion would kill him almost instantly with massive brain damage. Of course, this is IRL logic, not DF logic. Feel free to try for !!Science!!
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Quote from: Zdrok on May 02, 2011, 07:43:38 pm
You'll have to provide warm, moist kittens at the end of each test chamber.
Quote from: Necro910 on May 20, 2011, 04:20:57 pm
Dwarf Fortress:
Where 9% of your town is casualties, is good.

Ipwnurmom221

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Re: Fever effect on body temperature?
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2011, 10:06:56 am »
IRL logic:

If A, then B,

A.

Therefore, B.

DF logic:

If A, then B.

A...rmadillo with feathers and firebreath.
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Quote from: Broseph Stalin on August 19, 2011, 10:45:04 pm
"I haven't seen my parents in nearly a year, I can't move a foot in any direction, I spend all my days being attacked by animals, and I've been forced to drink sheep puke- wow that's a nice floor grate!"

Sarda

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Re: Fever effect on body temperature?
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2011, 10:07:34 am »
Precisely. Feel free to try and gather the data for !!Science!!.
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Quote from: Zdrok on May 02, 2011, 07:43:38 pm
You'll have to provide warm, moist kittens at the end of each test chamber.
Quote from: Necro910 on May 20, 2011, 04:20:57 pm
Dwarf Fortress:
Where 9% of your town is casualties, is good.