How To Survive Without Air Conditioning
- June 18, 2008
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Writer
Rosemarie_Lennon
Music
Kyle Hildenbrand
Voice Over Artist
Liv Rooth\
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No AC? Before you die of heatstroke, try these cool tricks.
You Will Need
- A fan
- Ice
- Linen sheets
- Spicy food
- Wristbands
- A bandanna
- A window exhaust fan
Step 1: Make a half-assed air-conditioner
Mimic the cooling effects of AC by putting a heaping bowl of ice in front of a fan. Hey, a half-assed air-conditioner is better than no air-conditioner.
Step 2: Use linen sheets
Use linen sheets, which are twice as cool as cotton, the next best choice.
Leave the bed unmade in the summer. Putting a heavy spread on it will only trap heat and prevent the sheets from airing out.
Step 3: Eat spicy food
Eat spicy foods. They will make you sweat, which is your body’s way of cooling you down.
Step 4: Take warm baths or shower
Take warm baths or showers, which will trigger your body to cool off. If you take a cold one, the opposite will happen, and you’ll end up hotter than before you bathed.
Step 5: Wear cold wet wristbands
Wear wristbands that have been dunked in ice water, and tie a cold, wet bandanna around your neck. Keeping those areas chilled will cool off your entire body.
Step 6: Stay hydrated
Stay hydrated by drinking a lot of cool water. Don’t drink the water too cold, or your body will go into overdrive trying to warm you up.
Step 7: Chill your bed linens
Stick your bed linens in the freezer for a few hours before bedtime. At the very least, chill your pillowcases.
Step 8: Suck hot air out, blow cold air in
Suck hot air out and blow cold air in by putting an exhaust fan in one window, facing out, and closing all the other windows except the ones in the room in which you’re sleeping.
Step 9: Wear a wet T-shirt to bed
Soak a T-shirt in ice water, wring it out, and wear it to bed. You can also wet your hair. Hey, you may be a little damp, but at least you’re cool.
Four hundred Americans die every year as a direct result of the heat.
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Comments (15)
Great Tips, coz here in Austria (Europe) flats usually don't have air conditioners. Besides, it's unhealthy so I won't install one.
over 3 years ago by Persephone
para que serve um aparelho de ar condicionado onde voce vive .voce tem que ter um aquecedor com todo o respeito.venha para o brasil rio de janeiro e deixe o frio para traz
aqui temos muito calor bom e gostoso muitas e belas praias e um mundo de gente bonita homens e mulheres escolha o que voce gosta e venha.
over 2 years ago by fac143
不错！
换成英文就是
Good！
over 3 years ago by Tiny_Van
Cool, this could come in handy!
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6 months ago by afsa
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over 2 years ago by kpfingaz
aqui no brasil onde moro no rio de janeiro ten que ter mesmo um bom aparelho de ar condicionado outra coisa não da certo,mas suas dicas foram boas.
over 2 years ago by fac143
Finally! A video we hong-kong people can use!!!! Thanks sooo much, man!
over 2 years ago by Magaroonie
it is owesome!but spciy-----sounds more hot. by the way ,it is amazing more chinese here
about 1 year ago by XCASEY
Some good tips, but I don't agree with the hot shower one. I take cold showers all summer, and it is just like jumping in a pool. It cools me off for hours. Besides, unless you're taking a hot shower somewhere other than your own home, you're going to heat it up and make it more humid!!!
Stick with cold showers. They are the best. Don't listen to this video at all on this one. Try one, and you'll agree.
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