silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agoNights in Las Vegas Are Becoming Dangerously Hotwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down12cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
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 · 5 months agomessage-square45fedilinkcross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareprimrosepathspeedrun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 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-up1·4 months agoIt’s easy to passively cool things, as long as you’re okay getting them wet :)
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 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-up1·4 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 :)
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.