Air Conditioners: Coolest Idea Ever
All humans want to be comfy, but the first air conditioner wasn't built for us--it was for a printing press! This video was made in collaboration with & sponsored by http://www.emerson.com/ilovest...
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It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, which means picnics, sunscreen, and lots of time outdoors. At least … until it gets too hot and everyone wants to go back inside. Depending on where you live, heat and humidity can become really unbearable – even dangerous. And things like electric fans, or a trip to the pool, can help you keep cool. But in many places, you can just duck into an air-conditioned building. We take air conditioners for granted, but they’re one of the most influential inventions of the 20th century. They’ve changed how we work, where we spend our free time, and even where people can live in the first place. As far back as the 19th century, inventors were experimenting with fans and ice to create some sort of machine that...
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It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, which means picnics, sunscreen, and lots of time outdoors. At least … until it gets too hot and everyone wants to go back inside. Depending on where you live, heat and humidity can become really unbearable – even dangerous. And things like electric fans, or a trip to the pool, can help you keep cool. But in many places, you can just duck into an air-conditioned building. We take air conditioners for granted, but they’re one of the most influential inventions of the 20th century. They’ve changed how we work, where we spend our free time, and even where people can live in the first place. As far back as the 19th century, inventors were experimenting with fans and ice to create some sort of machine that...
