Flying SquidJul 24, 2023

Ancient Iran had air conditioning

https://lemmy.world/post/2083383

Ancient Iran had air conditioning - Lemmy.world

Show threadargh_another_usernameJul 24, 2023
Cool, but a quick search shows that these towers can cool a place by around 10C. So, in the scorching 50C desert, the interior would be above 35C, which is still fucking hot.
Show threadGangrelessJul 24, 2023
A modern home ACs can only cool about 20f below the outside temperature. 50c to 35c is 27 degrees so that’s pretty damn good for a fancy swamp cooler
Show threadsciJul 24, 2023
pretty sure 50c to 35c is 15 degrees
Show threadpfannkuchen_gesichtJul 24, 2023
I wonder how he got his number, it makes no sense
Show threadYeatherJul 24, 2023
Fucking Americans
Show threadMrBakedBeansOnToast
It’s the Mars Climate Orbiter all over again.
How NASA Lost Its Mars Climate Orbiter From a Metric Error

The Mars Climate Orbiter was launched by NASA in 1998 to study the Martian atmosphere and surface changes but was lost due to a metric error.

Jul 24, 2023 at 7:13pmWeb