thermal cycles

so the thermistors are made of two wires coated at the tip with with special powder to detect temperature in the form of resistance. This powder is coated with epoxy or telfon. Epoxy coating is less insulation, so the temperature constant is lower (lower response time). Teflon coating is more insulation, so the temperature constant is higher.


I think my best bet is the MF51E NTC Thermistors used typical in digital thermometers.


So I have to wire up these thermistors and do some tests, to see how accurate they are and to see how much sound disturbance there is.

Theoretically, I want to record the skin temperatures on a dancing body because this heat generated is relative to the bodies temperature sensory system. There are skin sensors and core temperature sensors. When the temperature around the body's core is different than the core temperature of 37C to body works to regulate the body back to 37C. This is why we sweat when we move lots and create our own heat, or the temperature around us is hot. This is why we shiver when the temperature around us is cold. The body core sensors, tell the skin temperature sensors to physically make changes to regulate the core temperature.

when we are hot, the blood vessels connecting from the body to the fat cells beneath the skins dilate to allow more blood flow to the skin, so the core can cool. The skin pores open, allowing out salty water which sits on the skin and when it evaporates the skin is left nice and cool.

when we are cold, the blood vessels connecting from the body to the fat cells beneath the skin constrict to allow less blood flow to the skin, so the core can keep heat. We shiver to physically muscle up some heat to the core. The tiny muscles between the hairs on our skin flex, so the hair sticks up, and creates a layer of insulation above our skin.

**When we have a fever the body believes the core temperature must be higher than 37C. Our body is dillusional, and that is why the term 'fever' has symbolic connotation. The bacteria our bodies are fighting causes chemicals to be released from the white blood cells and these chemicals interfere with proper brain/body communication. The brain tells the body the core temperature must be higher than 37C, so the body's core sensors tells the skin sensors to physically change (shiver to heat up the core; but then sweat, because in reality the core was already 37C and it must now cool down).



The rate in which the skin transforms because of heat is related to what is happening within the body. Heart rate increases blood flow, and this increases heat we sense and sweat we produce.

The heart rate also affects the breath. The heat pattern coming from the mouth and the nose can be recorded temporally. The heat pattern is a result of the breath- and the breath is a result of the rate in which the heart is beating, and the rate in which the music is beating. A dancer has breathes of cardiovascular rhythm and breaths of musical expression rhythm. These patterns of rhythms are interesting to me because they create heat in a room which is regulated.


the body does these natural things for homeostasis (regulating the body at 37C). we sweat, we move, we shiver.

the room, when changed from its normal temperature, triggers an electronic heater which changes the heat back to normal. However, why is the room changing temperature so in turn the body must work to change temperature also? Is the room appropriate to be always 'one' set temperature? And if so, why is this 'one' temperature coined the temperature appropriate for 'human comfort'? Does the room have a fever sometimes? Why are rooms sometimes uncomfortably cold and unaccessible to manual temperature change? Studied of humidity and temperature have been conducted for gyms, and saunas, so the body feels comfortable when conducting certain active programs. These gyms and saunas have temperature and humidity controls, but do these gyms and saunas physically sweat, move and shiver? Yes they do, but in hiding, between the walls.

The two systems, a)human body and b)unnatural environment; (i say 'unnatural' because the natural environment does not change MECHANICALLY in response to exterior heating/cooling devices which effect it) are working to co-exist..but are quite distant, in reality. When we leave a room at night, unless we turn down the thermometer with our human hand, the room will stay at the temperature it would be when people are in the room.

I personally like sweating. I like the sensation of my body cooling. I love heat, and that is why I love yoga. Or maybe I love yoga so I love heat and sweat. Anyways, the body is working physically to change and this change is what is enjoyable, not the regulation itself. Buildings are an extension of our body. Can their change be enjoyable also?