• The very term Air Conditioning refers to a technical system, that is deliberately influencing aka conditioning the properties of the air.

    So yes, this is an ancient AC system.

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      1 year ago

      Cool, but that’s not what we mean when we say AC. The meanings of words change over time and AC is used almost exclusively to refer to a specific type of device so unambiguous that I don’t usually have to explain which exact type of device I mean.

      Otherwise literally just putting up a fan next to your window is technically AC. The term AC will lose all meaning.

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          They didn’t have an AC compressor, refrigerant, etc. Their system stops working when your humidity is too high.

          It works on the same physical principle, but they’re still very different in their usage, side effects and limitations.

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          101 year ago

          Well a significant difference is that this increases humidity, while normal AC decreases it.