WHY is the temperature on the thermometer set at 42° C? Have you ever boiled an egg? After a few minutes of boiling, the protein curdles, becomes dense and white; this process is called denaturation. 📌 At 42°C, the body also starts denaturing (clotting) blood proteins. Furthermore, at this temperature, metabolic disorders begin in the brain. Such a condition is already incompatible with life, i.e. fatal.
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