Ways to stay cool?

"TheOnelectronic" (theoneelectronic) 09/08/2015 at 11:06 • Filed to: None

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Let’s say, hypothetically, that your place of work is not air conditioned. Let’s also say that due to reasons unknown, you don’t sweat, and so you dissipate heat very slowly. Let’s also say that the past several weeks have been “It never gets that hot here” hot, and so you start to lose cognitive functions after a few minutes away from the fan.

How, hypothetically, would you keep yourself cool?

Because I’m losing my goddamn mind. Literally and figuratively. I’ve resorted to dunking cold water on my head every half hour or so, but that isn’t really cutting it.

CalzoneGolem > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:08

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Like this

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:08

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Why no AC? What year are they living in?

Jcarr > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:10

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Cooling towel . I used one when I was out in the hot sun at an airshow this summer and it worked nicely. Just get it wet every couple hours.

64Mali > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:11

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This speaks to me today. The AC in the office is not working, and its 95Deg outside. Problem is I sweat so I feel disgusting as hell. My trick is putting a cold metal bottle on my wrists that cools the blood down, or wrapping a cold wet towel around the writs.

Also why does my Laptop have to work so hot..

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:11

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drinking warm water.

TheOnelectronic > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 09/08/2015 at 11:12

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We’re in a big warehouse-type space, and I’ve been assured that this sort of sustained heat is very unusual.

TheOnelectronic > Jcarr 09/08/2015 at 11:12

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Those really work? I always figured they were “as seen on TV” bullshit. I’ll have to check them out.

CAR_IS_MI > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:12

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TheOnelectronic > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 09/08/2015 at 11:13

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I’ve actually heard this before. It’s an interesting take.

Jcarr > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:16

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Yep, the science (evaporative cooling) is sound.

BorkBorkBjork > CAR_IS_MI 09/08/2015 at 11:18

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Uh, isn’t that a bit backwards? Pretty sure the guy has the hot-end on his back.

Leadbull > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:27

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Listen to this

TheRealBicycleBuck > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:34

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Really works. You can probably find an off-brand one at the local drugstore for cheap.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:35

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Cool suit! Because race car

CAR_IS_MI > BorkBorkBjork 09/08/2015 at 11:40

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Shhh

TheRealBicycleBuck > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 11:44

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I used to work at a chemical plant and our work spaces were warehouses with little ventilation. When we were filling drums, we had to wear a full slicker suit with hardhat, face shield, rubber boots, and gloves. In a warehouse, in Texas, during the summer. The warehouse would get over 110°F and the liquid going into the drums was nearly 200°F.

It was hot. To keep us from passing out, they bought a cooling vest similar to the one in the picture. It circulated ice-water around the vest, cooling whatever was inside. With ice, it was too cold to wear. It was tolerable with just water, but most of us just put up with the heat.

ranwhenparked > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 12:02

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Well, I’ve been wearing shorts to the office pretty much every day since sometime in May. You could try that.

deekster_caddy > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 12:07

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Get a washcloth. Wet it. Rub it on your neck from time to time. It really helps. Otherwise...

deekster_caddy > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 12:08

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They do work. You can also use a basic washcloth for the same effect. Keep the skin damp.

deekster_caddy > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 12:09

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The machine shop I worked in for years got pretty miserable by the end of August, once the concrete foundation finally warmed up. Early in the summer you could get through the day, even the hot days and be okay. But once the whole foundation warmed up you were pretty much screwed. They put really big fans all around the shop and kept everybody hydrated. The space was just too big to cool effectively.

samssun > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 12:34

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The water does, the snapping doesn't. It's literally a wet hand towel and nothing more.

samssun > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 12:37

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Damp towel under a hat and draped down your neck. You could also dampen a whole tshirt if you want to go crazy. Even if you wring every drop of water out of it so there’s nothing left to drip, it’ll be ice cold and the slightest breeze will make you shiver.

Luken10 > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 12:39

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Chew crushed ice! Fill a cup with ice, pour a little bit of your favorite drink in it for some flavor, and chill yourself from the inside out.

boxrocket > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 14:56

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Large styrofoam cooler filled with ice from the breakroom with a hole/holes cut in the top for ventilation with an anonymous-looking fan liberated from some manager’s office set up near the vent holes. Personal air conditioner. Only expense is time, effort, and the cost of the styrofoam cooler.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 16:24

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Drinking lots of room-temp water and dunking my head periodically without drying off completely.

Pokesmot > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 16:54

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Take the cold water and put it on a towel. Put the towel on “perfume spots” (neck, wrists, etc.) The blood vessels are closest to your skin there

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 17:41

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I suggest sucking on ice cubes and putting a package of frozen vegetables down your shirt.

BLCKSTRM > TheOnelectronic 09/08/2015 at 18:24

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I was going to suggest drinking significantly more as well. Can’t hurt, and is sometimes the reason people don’t sweat.

pip bip - choose Corrour > TheOnelectronic 09/09/2015 at 07:21

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our a/c works fine here.

shame that it’s fucking winter still!

fucking morons who have key to get into area to switch off a/c are all away.

PLUS up high we have a broken window too.