How do you keep cool without AC?

[Crackleslap]

You don't. Having lived in Australia without AC for about 19 years, (finally got it 2 years ago). You don't. Swimming is about it. Your body just adapts to it.

[Nihilist74]

Keep a spray bottle of water. Come home, take off shirt and spray yourself down

Yah spray yourself down and sit in front of a fan.

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Still need to install mine, but its been close to 95+ (40+ C I think) in NY for the last few days (at least where I am)

How do you keep cool in such hot weather without AC? I am dying.

It snowed here in Colorado yesterday and today was nice and cool. I hate the summer.

[ls-]

Where I live it's almost always 30C+, but when it gets hot temp reaches 35C+, I never use AC, I prefer using simple fan instead.

As for general advice, drink cool/warm water, don't drink iced water, take warm showers, if you take a cold shower, your body will try to warm up, and it will make things waaaay worse, it'll be hot inside and outside

[GreenJesus]

When I lived in Hawaii it was hot, but it wasn't an uncomfortable hot, as you usually always had the ocean breeze on the island.

August is the worst month. And I lived across the street from the ocean.

[Dalheim]

I open the window in my room and the balcony and make the air pass through.

[Cosmic Janitor]

Rapid transpiration.

[chazus]

I've had the AC break down here during ~115 weather (~45c). It's absolutely brutal. Fans help a great deal, if you're home. I had to resort to 2-3 showers a day just to keep sane.

[mittacc]

No, you missed the point of the picture. It's contrasting the idea of snow people who don't have to deal with it have with the idea of snow that people who have to deal with it have. The south isn't more rural than the north, but the south deals with snow a lot less often (and if they have to deal with even a handful of snowflakes, brace for the apocalypse). ie Snow is wet, messy, and inconvenient. It makes roads more hazardous, often slows down commutes, and requires extra time in the morning to take care of. It's just all around annoying.

Just because you personally don't like snow doesn't make is so other's don't...

[Frozenbeef]

I live in the UK, if i get too warm i open a window or go walk in the rain.

[jdbond592]

40 plus is 104 degree F plus, by the way. 90 is like 33 degree centigrade.

[Puupi]

Sit in front of a fan with a spray bottle of water, spray it at the fan for instant cooling.

Not sure if spraying water towards electric devices is the best idea.

[Hooked]

Not sure if spraying water towards electric devices is the best idea.

A mist is fine, just don't spray a supersoaker at the fan.

[TheSerialSniper]

For me I just don't pay attention to the temp hot or cold and that works for me.

[Merlinsback]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxSLbpAwibg

I've wanted to try this. Won't be perfect, but under the right circumstances I believe would work.

[Hooked]

I grew up in California with no air conditioning, (my step father was incredibly cheap so he wouldn't buy an ac unit) you never get used to it, you learn to live with it like an illness. When I finally got my own place, AC was definitely a non negotiable factor. It is so nice to not suffer on hot days when inside.

[flam]

Logically the best option
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioyU_sZufC8

[belfpala]

Not sure if spraying water towards electric devices is the best idea.

Water would be condensing on your devices anyway, with the summer weather here.

Better idea is to put a (large-ish) container of ice in front or behind the fan. This assumes you have access to large amounts of ice, as it will melt quickly.

[Rukh]

I lived in Oklahoma without air conditioning on one of the hottest years. It got up towards 110 in summer. I found just keeping my hair went worked wonders. It'd evaporate and I'd just dunk my head again.

[Hooked]

What sucks is when everyone else has ac and you don't. They come into work all refreshed during a heatwave, and you look like a peasant, all worn out and tired.

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Get ac, at least a small window unit that costs like 100 bucks (I wasn't allowed to have my own window unit as a young man, again stepfather), central air (like I have now), or geo thermal (perhaps in the future, perhaps) like all the hippies are doing now.

[kamuimac]

Still need to install mine, but its been close to 95+ (40+ C I think) in NY for the last few days (at least where I am)

How do you keep cool in such hot weather without AC? I am dying.

i have a small electric fan - makes wonders on hot day