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Heat

Which is hotter? Every phrase placed by crowd weight: heavier type means hotter. Embed this scale2 votes so far. Early days: the weights sharpen as votes come in.

← warmerhotter →

shorts weathermuggywarmbalmytoastyhotroastingboilingswelteringstiflingscorchinglike an ovena little warmhella hot

Up close

Dots are the crowd's best estimate. Lines show the range it could plausibly be in. When lines overlap, the crowd hasn't settled that pair yet.

  1. 1hella hot
  2. 2a little warm
  3. 3like an oven
  4. 4scorching
  5. 5stifling
  6. 6sweltering
  7. 7boiling
  8. 8roasting
  9. 9hot
  10. 10toasty
  11. 11balmy
  12. 12warm
  13. 13muggy
  14. 14shorts weather

Who says what

The same phrase, weighed by different age groups.

How heavy is “warm”?

Its rank in heat for each age group, drawn at that group's weight.

  1. Under 25Not enough votes yet0 votes
  2. 25–34Not enough votes yet0 votes
  3. 35–44Not enough votes yet2 votes
  4. 45–54Not enough votes yet0 votes
  5. 55+Not enough votes yet0 votes

Context shift

The same two phrases, weighed in different sentences. Context can flip the result.

vs
It was ___ at the ballpark today.
boilingsweltering
even
estimate · 0 votes
It's ___ in here. Can someone open a window?
boilingsweltering
even
estimate · 0 votes
It was ___ all through August.
boilingsweltering
even
estimate · 0 votes