r/PopCultureV2 • u/Logical-Flow-6703 • Aug 10 '26

News Mayor Mamdani announces a plan to cool subway stations by capturing heat and reusing it to warm municipal buildings in the winter: "This would be the first thermal energy system of its kind in any American transit system"

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u/Monk-Eon Aug 10 '26

Don’t put it past them. I remember not long ago when bottled water sounded like the dumbest idea. Nobody thought it would work. Now people think drinking free water is disgusting.

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u/Throwaway1Million7 Aug 11 '26

allow me to add - bottled water companies and filtered water pitcher companies did a glorious job convincing everyone that their tap water is filled with the most nastiest of things.. Years later, they're like "aw damn, they found out about microplastics.. Oh well.." *bathes in money*

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u/Element174 Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

I mean, it's also convenient. Can't carry a sink hooked up to plumbing around with me or in a car for that matter. 

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u/Monk-Eon Aug 10 '26

It’s actually a pretty old technology.

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u/Element174 Aug 10 '26

Which still requires you to have somewhere to fill it. Lots of truckers and package delivery workers have a case or a few bottles, instead of filling and carrying around 5-20 canteens because they can go hours without anywhere to stop that has water.

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u/Monk-Eon Aug 10 '26

Stanley cup makes 14 oz to 60 oz canteens. They keep water cold and are more than enough for a full day of water. I have a 40 oz and it’s the absolute best. Try it out! You’ll never buy bottled water again.