Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agoAncient Iran had air conditioninglemmy.worldimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down13
arrow-up1124arrow-down1imageAncient Iran had air conditioninglemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareNorgur@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoYeah, the thing is the “unpowered” part. Look how much energy an AC chugs to achieve that cooling. This tower uses wind power to do it’s thing.
minus-squareDuder167@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe AC is also small compared to a literal building with a sewer underneath and doesn’t require a windy day. Trade offs
Yeah, the thing is the “unpowered” part. Look how much energy an AC chugs to achieve that cooling. This tower uses wind power to do it’s thing.
The AC is also small compared to a literal building with a sewer underneath and doesn’t require a windy day. Trade offs