• @grape54321
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    511 year ago

    the a.c. broke in my apartment wish me luck guys

    • @FollyDolly
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      351 year ago

      You can put damp towels in the freezer and wear them around your neck. My AC broke in August once and I lived on the third floor.

      • @grape54321
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        121 year ago

        THANK YOU!! that’s such a good idea

    • @[email protected]
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      121 year ago

      As European where AC are not common: Close all windows and window shutters during the day. And don’t use the oven.

      • @DiagnosedADHD
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        31 year ago

        It’s wise to have a small toaster oven if you absolutely need to cook something. They preheat fast and obviously put off less heat than a full oven. I don’t really bother with the oven much these days as it’s getting over 110 here at the moment. Also cook after the sun sets

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      Thank fuck for that. Now if we can only turn off all the other a.c. as well, we’d have made a start!

      Edit: this was a joke, but wow, you Americans are really defensive about your AC. I live in the UK and the rare times it gets very hot we are miserable because our building almost never have AC, and are built to retain heat. So I do see how much more comfortable it makes you.

      Someone, who was trying to argue in favour of AC, said it uses 10% of all electricity globally. Thats insane! I guess we actually do need to turn it all off.

      • @Kittenstix
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        Well, you can’t so celebrating one poor guy’s AC going out in a heatwave is kind of a dick move, besides, it’s not AC in it of itself that is causing global warming, i’d bet that if we ran all AC on solar we’d still be fucked.

        Also it’s businesses cooling (empty) offices that are the bulk of the % of AC watt hours used.

        • @[email protected]
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          01 year ago

          One guy said it makes up for 1.5% of all the energy we use! That’s huuuuge. I was joking originally but I’m pretty convinced now.

          • @Kittenstix
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            11 year ago

            I’d say 1.5% is a fucking steal for the benefit it provides, if I could only have one modern convenience i’d take AC every fucking time

        • @[email protected]
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          -11 year ago

          One guy said it makes up for 1.5% of all the energy we use! That’s huuuuge. I was joking originally but I’m pretty convinced now.

      • Troy
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        231 year ago

        AC uses about 10% of all electricity globally. However, that’s electricity, not energy. If you include fossil fuels burned in engines in the energy equation, it drops to closer to 1.5%. There are bigger fish to fry.

        Numbers: global energy production (all sources): ~650 EJ (exajoules). Total electricity consumption is ~23000 TWh – about 85 EJ.

        • @[email protected]
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          01 year ago

          1.5% of all energy used is huge. Actually insane. I was joking, but you’ve convinced me that we do actually need to turn all that off. As well as stop shipping so much, flying so much, burning so much oil, etc. But fucj me 10%of all electricity and 1.5% of all energy. Wow.

      • @[email protected]
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        171 year ago

        Do you know how many people literally die every summer because they don’t have AC (let alone simply suffer)? AC is becoming a growing necessity.

        Besides, AC is pretty small game compared to the big polluters.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            Death by heatwave while lacking AC is one of the main ways that climate change will be killing people. A Texas grandmother died from heat last week (among a dozen more people in her town) being too afraid to turn on her air conditioner because of the expense.

            When the choice is between running the AC while potentially contributing to the global energy consumption driving the climate change and turning the AC off and literally dying, you don’t need to be a hero.

      • @Texas_Hangover
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        31 year ago

        Do you live outside? Under a liquid cooled tree? In a temperate zone? Never used electricity in your life?

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          • @Texas_Hangover
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            01 year ago

            Your privilege is showing. Not everybody is lucky enough to live in paradise.