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Remember, the south of the US is in the subtropics, roughly level with the north of Africa. Imagine living in Egypt and not running the AC constantly.
by OtterCoder 9y ago
Remember, the south of the US is in the subtropics, roughly level with the north of Africa. Imagine living in Egypt and not running the AC constantly.
- widdershins 9y agoThere are a lot of people living in Egypt who don't have to imagine that.
- OtterCoder 9y agoYes, but I was talking to a British fellow.
- curun1r 9y agoI spent much of last year in Southeast Asia within ten degrees of the equator and rarely had A/C. It wasn't a problem for me, though my computer was often unhappy. I went to Egypt as a teenager and remember the temperature in Sharm el Sheikh cracking 50C. We would literally sprint from the A/C in the hotel across the beach to the water because the sand was too hot to walk. Equivalent latitude doesn't mean equivalent climate. As an example, which of these cities is further north, Buffalo, NY, USA or Cannes, France? Hint: it's the one known for topless sunbathing, not the one known for sub-zero outdoor football games.
- OtterCoder 9y agoAccording to WolframAlpha, the hottest temp on record in Cairo is 118°F, while Phoenix, AZ has hit 123°F. Even the average high is 5°F higher in Phoenix.
- fulafel 9y agoBut obviously you shouldn't make such big/poorly insulated houses then.