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Too ugly, too noisy, too American? France's great air con debate
- daly 3mo agoThe temperature is 98. The humidity is 77. That's a web bulb temperature of 92. People my age die in those conditions. Few things would be too ugly, too noisy, and bothersome as a hospital death bed due to organ failure.
- senderista 3mo agoThe divide between elites and the general public is pretty stark if you look at polling on this subject.
- dlcarrier 3mo agoYeah, when a quarter of the population has something, it's not particularly rare. About a quarter of US households own an indoor cat, and plenty of people joke about not liking cats, but almost no one wants to prevent others from having pet cats.
- dlcarrier 3mo agoFun fact: The modern air conditioner was invented by Willis Carrier, and the Carrier surname is most common in French-speaking regions. The air conditioner may have been developed by the offspring of Frenchmen.