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> Pre-AC being ubiquitous (or being invented), the way for people to cool off in summer was to have airflow. Modern A/C was invented in 1901, and A/C penetrati
by masklinn 3y ago
> Pre-AC being ubiquitous (or being invented), the way for people to cool off in summer was to have airflow.
Modern A/C was invented in 1901, and A/C penetration in Australia is not that far behind the US.
But much as in Texas where houses are also made of paper and cardboard, cheap energy has made forcing temps down via AC much simpler (for property developers).