How air-conditioning created the modern city

Re:How air-conditioning created the modern city by Nasrudith on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @05:19PM (#17762011)

Not sure if it is for temperature contrast or just because the aesthetic but not liking the heat that is insanely wasteful.

There are also some extraordinarily stupid out there doing stuff like opening the windows and turning on the air conditioner on full blast despite explict and clear instructions on to close all of the windows before. Or thinking that rabbit ears tv antennas were illegal - in the later half of the 20th century no less. All adults too young to be suffering dementia too.

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Re:How air-conditioning created the modern city by rootusrootus on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @11:11PM (#17763494)

I do the "open windows, A/C on" thing sometimes in my car. Too warm to really be comfortable with just the window down, but I really like the fresh air a lot more than the super dry cold air coming from the vents. I wonder if that's the same motivation for people who open windows in an air conditioned house.

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Re:How air-conditioning created the modern city by jdmichal on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @11:31PM (#17763550)

We have awning windows at my house, and I try to open them when it's raining to get some fresh air flowing through the house without completely killing the AC system. Luckily summer is the wet season here so it works out.

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