Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 years agoAncient Iran had air conditioninglemmy.worldimagemessage-square190linkfedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down117
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1imageAncient Iran had air conditioninglemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square190linkfedilink
minus-squaretryptaminev@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·edit-22 years agoThe specific device that mostly works by fanning in air that is cooled by using evaporation? Seems very similiar to what the ancient people there had.
minus-squareRedex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoWell a significant difference is that this increases humidity, while normal AC decreases it.
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoThey didn’t have an AC compressor, refrigerant, etc. Their system stops working when your humidity is too high. It works on the same physical principle, but they’re still very different in their usage, side effects and limitations.
The specific device that mostly works by fanning in air that is cooled by using evaporation? Seems very similiar to what the ancient people there had.
Well a significant difference is that this increases humidity, while normal AC decreases it.
They didn’t have an AC compressor, refrigerant, etc. Their system stops working when your humidity is too high.
It works on the same physical principle, but they’re still very different in their usage, side effects and limitations.