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Japan now has human refrigerators inspired by Japanese vending machines
- Avicebron 3mo agoIt's like the meme with the dog.
- fragmede 3mo agoI suppose human refrigerators describes the product, but it's not what I expected. I don't know what I expected though. Needs a better name. How about cooling booth or chill box or something.
- diceduckmonk 3mo agoCold Sauna Booth
- mariuolo 3mo ago> Needs a better name. How about cooling booth or chill box or something. The human preserver.
- ffaccount2 3mo agoI assume it's unambiguous in Japanese.
- mitthrowaway2 3mo agoIt's a pretty good idea, actually. But I wish they would do the easy response to rising summer temperatures first, by planting more shade trees.
- tmp10423288442 3mo agoIn the US I would generally pop into a store in such circumstances, or in larger events in a field there might be a cooling tent. What makes this useful in Japan?
- akk0 3mo agoHuman refrigerator as in a machine that refrigerates humans, not a human that refrigerates things, as I had erroneously assumed.
- manarth 3mo ago> "This is particularly helpful for people who work in hot environments such as construction sites, factories, warehouses and outdoor event venues" It'd need thoughtful installation at indoor venues, to avoid warming the surroundings and making things worse for everyone not in the box.
- tacomagick 3mo agoIf I was sweaty and had 5c air blown on my back I would probably jump out of that box as fast as possible.