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> sit inside in air conditioning What's wrong with air conditioning?
by emmab 9y ago
> sit inside in air conditioning
What's wrong with air conditioning?
- saiya-jin 9y agoapart from obvious power drain, it makes the air unnaturally dry, and if not clean super regularly many pathogens can live in there and spread. Also not sure about stuff like ions and other possible things. To my lungs and nose AC air feels unnatural, it doesn't matter if in car, airplanes or buildings.
- pjc50 9y agoPoorly maintained systems can germinate and spread disease. https://www.airconditioningservices.com/info/legionnaires-disease-facts/ https://www.airconditioningservices.com/info/legionnaires-di...
- CuriouslyC 9y agoNothing is wrong with it, but temperature fluctuations (particularly heat) seem to promote gene expression that is ultimately healthy. Sauna use has been shown to lower blood pressure and heart rate in the short term, and there is some correlation with longevity in the longer term.
- j_s 9y agoThere are definitely positives and negatives. This may have been mentioned in part due to this recent discussion: The far-reaching effects of air conditioning | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14485962 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14485962