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Re:Sony’s wearable air conditioner is pretty cool by kace91 on Monday July 27, 2020 @11:43AM (#23966170)
>So your body can get to higher temperatures whilst you have a longer period of tolerance of it. There is some question as to the safety of this for people who might not be of athletic ability etc. It likely will allow increased, often significantly, blood pressure.

Is it possible to use this effect to get the opposite result? that is, fooling the brain to perceive itself to be hotter than it is to overcharge the cooling mecanisms at the cost of an unpleasant feeling of heat?

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Re:Sony’s wearable air conditioner is pretty cool by superhuzza on Monday July 27, 2020 @11:58AM (#23966337)
Yes that's often given as a possible explanation for the popularity of hot drinks and hot spices in warmer climates.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/07/11/156378713/co...

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Re:Sony’s wearable air conditioner is pretty cool by bonestamp2 on Monday July 27, 2020 @12:43PM (#23966787)
Yes, there is a bracelet that does both heating and cooling effects:

https://embrlabs.com/

Maybe it's a placebo but I wash my hands with cold water in the summer and I believe it makes a small, but noticeable, difference in cooling me.

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Re:Sony’s wearable air conditioner is pretty cool by Guest19023892 on Monday July 27, 2020 @11:53AM (#23966291)
Wouldn't you simply put a warm object on the neck instead of a cool object?
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