How high can the surface temperature of artificial grass reach in hot summer? The KSL TV station in Utah, USA, has done the test.
First stop of the survey: Salt Lake City Liberty Park
Take out a temperature gun you bought at the hardware store and measure the temperature of the artificial grass surface on the spot. The highest temperature reached 85.6 degrees!
The second stop of the survey: a new park in St. George
In St. George, Utah, the temperature can exceed 43.3 degrees at its hottest. In a new local park, the temperature of artificial turf is almost sky-high – as high as 87.8 degrees!
Therefore, parents should pay attention and let their children wear shoes to play with! Do not let children crawl on artificial grass in the sun.
Survey stop 3: Multiple schools in Utah
The surface temperature of the turf at one school showed 177 degrees Fahrenheit, or 80.6 degrees Celsius.
It’s really hot! What problems can such high temperatures cause?
In the 1990s, a football coach punished his players for crawling on artificial turf, resulting in several blisters on the players’ hands (the coach was suspended for two games). It is reported that the temperature of the turf that day was about 54 degrees.
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