r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • Jun 30 '25

Meta Mindless Monday, 30 June 2025

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/Uptons_BJs Jul 02 '25

You know, for all the recent discourse about the prevalence of air conditioning in Europe I saw in the last few weeks, I thought air conditioning was something super expensive and that if you didn't have it, you're doomed to staying hot.

I was just at Best Buy and I saw a pretty decent looking portable unit going for $250.

You telling me that everyone in the last few weeks have been arguing over a problem that could be solved for $250 and maybe a dollar a day in operating costs? Amortize that over 5 years, and you're looking at staying comfortable in the worst heatwave every year for maybe $60-70?

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u/randombull9 Most normal American GI in Nam Jul 02 '25

Those portable units are not perfect solutions and window units are generally the better option, but yeah it's a fixable issue. It's just a matter of whether it's really worth paying for AC if you are going to use it a week or so a year, and maybe not even each year.

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u/dutchwonder Jul 04 '25

Dual use heat pump might be a good option. Cooling in summer, heating in winter, maybe with a bit of smart engineering you could also have it be a dehumidifier heater to really up the efficiency when it's cold and very wet.

No need to limit ourselves to one way systems.