I have a chapter in which my main character visits a cave. And while the air composition is different from Earth’s air, it got me thinking whether he would see a white cloud condensing from his breath.
Hot breath increases the relative humidity of the cold outside air as they mix. Once humidity reaches 100%, it results in breath condensation.
It may seem like a tiny thing when you describe setting & character, but it can provide indirect information to the reader.
If you want to know whether your or your character’s breath will condense into a white cloud in certain locations, you can use this calculator.
Cool! But yeah, I was beta reading for someone who described panicked breathing as the heart rate slowed down… which I found confusing enough that I suggested only mentioning one. Didn’t know if it was accurate or not, but I just got stuck there and it pulled me out of the story.
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Slowing down? When I’m in a panic my heart rate is normally over 100s. By no means that’s slow. LOL