Sony’s wearable air conditioner is pretty cool

Re:Sony’s wearable air conditioner is pretty cool by JoeDaDude on Monday July 27, 2020 @11:32AM (#23966055)

I wonder if this could have a medical application. I'm thinking of those times when a cold, wet washcloth is placed on the forehead of people with fevers to cool them down somewhat. Then again, a wet washcloth is a lot cheaper $122.

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Re:Sony’s wearable air conditioner is pretty cool by jdkrkrkf on Monday July 27, 2020 @12:20PM (#23966537)

The fastest way to bring temperature down in a medical setting is an ice bath, or injection of cold saline.

They also have cooling blankets, basically a human sized water cooled blanket connected to a compressor (for cooling the water).

Peltier tech is probably not very useful in this setting, since it's quite inefficient.

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Re:Sony’s wearable air conditioner is pretty cool by PTOB on Monday July 27, 2020 @01:25PM (#23967268)

Cold saline really does work. And it's really, really uncomfortable.

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Re:Sony’s wearable air conditioner is pretty cool by aSockPuppeteer on Monday July 27, 2020 @03:36PM (#23968599)

ThermaZone makes a product for that. Good for migraines, sinus infections, and body aches. It takes A/C and distilled water to make something cold or hot.

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