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arrow-up1185arrow-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-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.
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.
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.
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.
It’s easy to passively cool things, as long as you’re okay getting them wet :)
me? yes. my living space? less.