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Fanny condensation

557 replies

ClopySow · 08/11/2016 21:46

On plastic chairs. Just me?

Please tell me it's not just me. It happened tonight at school parents meeting. Stood up after a nice chat with the maths teacher and there is it, the diamond shaped condensation patch of doom.

I nearly name changed because i am very embarrassed, but fuck it.

OP posts:
Mindtrope · 10/11/2016 18:35

saphhire how can fluid come from heat?

Heat is a measure of energy. Fluid is the presence of water. Heat cannot create moisture. That's nuts.

The humidity must come from fluid somewhere in that area.

GlassCircles · 10/11/2016 18:33

just that humidity has come from somewhere- urine, discharge or sweat.

No it doesn't HAVE to as any air in a room (trapped or otherwise) will contain moisture. Though people can contribute to the moisture levels in the room by breathing, sweating etc. That still doesn't mean that the patch is comprised of sweat, urine etc.

Mindtrope · 10/11/2016 18:31

glasscircles- no I have never noticed that happening with tea. Always dry underneath unless I have dribbled.

SapphireStrange · 10/11/2016 18:30

Mind.

The humidity comes from the heat in the body.

Mindtrope · 10/11/2016 18:28

I don't feel threatened.

Of course the liquid is coming from the source of humid air- just that humidity has come from somewhere- urine, discharge or sweat.
I have a hot bum, never leave a trail on furniture though.

shortbreadsharon · 10/11/2016 18:28

Definitely embarrassing ☹️

SapphireStrange · 10/11/2016 18:26

Mind, because a cardboard box doesn't have body heat, I expect.

GlassCircles · 10/11/2016 18:26

Mindtrope - if you put a hot cup of tea on a cold surface for a while and picked it up, it would leave a damp ring, wouldn't it? But the damp ring is water from the air, not tea.

NoelHeadbands · 10/11/2016 18:24

It is just the way some bodies trap a small amount of air on non porous surfaces when they sit. Really.

If you want to think that it's discharge, urine, sweat, whatever- you crack on. Still not sure why you'd feel so threatened by it though.

GlassCircles · 10/11/2016 18:23

The cardboard box isn't warmer than the surface it is sitting on, so it isn't trapping warm air under it.

MotherFluffer · 10/11/2016 18:23

I wonder if my lack of fanny condensation is because my arse is so cold all the time? Fanjo stays warm, but I'm thinking the cold of my butt is enough to cancel it out and ensure I stay condensation free? At last, I've found my chilly bottom's purpose!

Any other non-condensationers care to comment?

Mindtrope · 10/11/2016 18:22

glasscircles- if it is coming from the air then why doesn't it happen if I leave a cardboard box on a table?

Mindtrope · 10/11/2016 18:20

sapphire= it has to come from somewhere- presumably your body. What could it be then? Prosecco?

It must be something exuding from your body.

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 10/11/2016 18:19

Sounds like one of the Impulse body sprays, Noel.

GlassCircles · 10/11/2016 18:18

Ordinary air contains water, that's why you get condensation on windows. But yes, I imagine a damp warm undercarriage might contribute some water molecules to the trapped air. That still doesn't mean that the damp patch therefore contains secretions, unless any have actually flowed through your clothes.

NoelHeadbands · 10/11/2016 18:16

I've said what I call it.

Minge Mist.

SapphireStrange · 10/11/2016 18:16

It's sweat,discharge or urine.

No. It. Isn't.

Seriously.

Mindtrope · 10/11/2016 18:15

What would you call it then? Sweat? Urine?
Has to be one of these three things.

ShatnersBassoon · 10/11/2016 18:14

Secretion sounds more repulsive, which is important when you're trying to make strangers feel bad and in turn make yourself feel better.

Mindtrope · 10/11/2016 18:14

glass- the moisture has to come from somewhere,. In the case of a pan of hot potatoes it is undrained cooking water evvaporating,

In the case of making a seat wet it must be vaginal secretions, urine or sweat.

GlassCircles · 10/11/2016 18:11

Why does it have to be a secretion? Is the steam from a pan of potatoes 'potato secretion'?

ShatnersBassoon · 10/11/2016 18:07

Noel speaks sense.

GlassCircles · 10/11/2016 18:06

If it's all to do with condensation, then why don't all women get it?

I imagine it's to do with the topography of your undercarriage - a completely flat undercarriage wouldn't trap any air.

Or if you are 'fortunate' enough to have one which allows a tunnel of free air flow from back to front, you might also avoid the problem Grin

NoelHeadbands · 10/11/2016 18:06

Presumably not all women experience it because we're not all anatomically identical?

Mindtrope · 10/11/2016 18:05

shatners- no I don't get it.

I don't believe in this condensation theory.

It's sweat,discharge or urine.

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