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arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkNights in Las Vegas Are Becoming Dangerously Hotwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareprimrosepathspeedrun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agohuh. I was just looking at air conditioners being really inefficient and it being really hard to keep a thing cool passively because all the stuff we do/have makes heat nowadays.
minus-squaredingdongmetacarples@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s easy to passively cool things, as long as you’re okay getting them wet :)
minus-squareprimrosepathspeedrun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agome? yes. my living space? less.
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoOn the other hand, ACs are heat pumps, which are generally efficient for transferring heat energy (both to warm and cool)
minus-squareprimrosepathspeedrun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoheat pumps are extremely cool.
huh. I was just looking at air conditioners being really inefficient and it being really hard to keep a thing cool passively because all the stuff we do/have makes heat nowadays.
It’s easy to passively cool things, as long as you’re okay getting them wet :)
me? yes. my living space? less.
On the other hand, ACs are heat pumps, which are generally efficient for transferring heat energy (both to warm and cool)
heat pumps are extremely cool.