Quote Originally Posted by ioan
I'll take a look at the technical details of those sauna competitions, I doubt that the air and the steam in the sauna is actually at 100°C.

BTW did any of you try to put your hand in boiling water, 100°C or so? I doubt you'll be able to keep it there for more than a fraction of a second, Finnish or not you'll damage your skin.
The difference is in heat transfer coefficient between water/skin and air/skin.

with water it is approximately 1000 - 2000 W/m2°C and with air maybe 5 W/m2°C. Hence the difference.

If you put a ham in an oven it takes about 1,5 - 2 hours to cook, but if you were to boil it in water it is much faster. The reason is the same.

Give it up, I very much know what I'm talking about.