On 1/5/2014 2:29 AM, Larry W wrote:

I would disagree with that somewhat. I believe that an inanimate object,
say a cinder block for instance, if soaked in water and exposed to
wind in low humidity, will reach a temperature somewhat below
ambient until all the water evaporates.


We're talking about dry inanimate objects though. You are posing a
different situation entirely. You are in swamp cooler territory.