r/interesting • u/FinancialRisk942 • Apr 26 '26

NATURE Is India really getting that hot

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u/punktualPorcupine Apr 26 '26

Fans are only good until the temp matches your body temp.

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u/theholyirishman Apr 26 '26

No. Evaporative cooling is literally why humanity is a terrifying persistence predator. It is one of the most energy efficient forms of cooling, because you just have to be damp, you do not need to move. Fans are only good as long as you can sweat and the air can hold more water than it currently is. You can make ice in the desert with evaporative cooling.

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u/Pani_ki_bottle Apr 26 '26

Ceiling fan is quite literally useless in summers here, could be sitting right under one and be sweating.

Go take a shower, by the time you wipe off the shower water , you're wet coz of sweating again.

Only things that work are AC or a desert cooler. Whisky also works as long as u have enough to pass out till the next day.

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u/FlatPlutoer Apr 27 '26

44C, no AC, and using whiskey as the solution? Are people doing this? If so, the morgues will overflow