silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month agoNights in Las Vegas Are Becoming Dangerously Hotwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareprimrosepathspeedrun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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-up0·1 month agoOn the other hand, ACs are heat pumps, which are generally efficient for transferring heat energy (both to warm and cool)
minus-squaredingdongmetacarples@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoIt’s easy to passively cool things, as long as you’re okay getting them wet :)
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)
It’s easy to passively cool things, as long as you’re okay getting them wet :)