I only have one more month left in my internship at Pepperjam, and the summer weather has finally become brutal. It’s well over 90 degrees every day, and as I climb the stairs up to my top-floor studio I begin the steady baking of my scrawny asian body. As I take my shoes off at the foot of the stairs, already sweat begins to form on my brow and lips. So I run up and strip down quicker than a sex-starved man and I change into my swimsuit to go to the pool!
Unfortunately, my apartment has everything else that I need besides air conditioning. I am now living under the tropical conditions of a third-world country in regards to room temperature. But I still manage to survive and fall asleep at night. The following are some tips to survive without air conditioning in your home in 100+ degree weather.
The Ghetto Air Conditioner
Everything can be ghetto-fied. Take it from me, I know what I’m talking about when it comes to that stuff.
To make your ghetto air conditioner, place a bowl of ice in front of your fan. As the ice evaporates because of the heat, the fan blasts the cold fumes at you. Although I don’t have an air conditioner, I have lots of ice in my refrigerator as well as a big-ass fan that is about 4 feet tall that does this job well.
Contradictory Fan Placement
Here’s another fan trick: place your fan by an open window or door and point it outwards. Normally, you would point the fan into the house, thinking that the cool outside air will get sucked into the house. On the contrary, if you point the fan to the outside, all the steaming air will get blown out of the house. If you don’t trust me, put the fan into position and place your hand in front of the fan as it’s running: you will feel very very warm air being blown out of your home. Success!
Sleeping Like A Commando
Lastly, here’s how I manage to fall asleep in my sauna-like apartment.
First, I quickly rinse off with an ice-cold shower. Then I strip down to nothing and point the fan towards the bed. Then I sleep with just a single layer of light cotton sheets above me in case the night becomes chilled.
So who needs air conditioning anymore? Save electricity and live like me with just a fan. Misery loves company.
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