Top 10 ways on how to stay cool this summer

[S100HP]

My top tip - Live underground

Consider buying or building an underground home. Sure, you might not get much sunlight, but that’s a small trade-off to have your very own naturally cool hobbit house.

Over to you

[sc0tt]

Buy an air con unit.

[S100HP]

sc0tt said:

Buy an air con unit.

Not sure you've the gist of this...

[ApOrbital]

Go to the north pole.

[Cold]

Get out of the kitchen.

[Ascayman]

wait until tomorrow.

[Zippee]

Don't travel with Govia Thameslink trains (No aircon in a carriage with no opening windows yesterday, finally stepping off after an hour journey into 28deg heat was like stepping into a fridge)

[sc0tt]

S100HP said:

Not sure you've the gist of this...

Really?

How to stay cool in the heat. Buy a specialist piece of equipment that keeps you cool during hot weather.

Let me know where I missed the brief.

[Jag_NE]

One overlooked benefit of solar panels is that when it is hot, and in addition to generating electricity, your house is cooler than if they were not there!

[bristolracer]

Take a slice of cucumber and place it on your forehead

[Adam y0]

Wrap yourself in tinfoil to reflect the rays from the sun.

[C0ffin D0dger]

Fridge tent!

[fido]

Sleep outside in the garden.

[Johnnytheboy]

Dress like a pimp and say "baby" at the end of every sentence.

[captain_cynic]

S100HP said:

My top tip - Live underground

Consider buying or building an underground home. Sure, you might not get much sunlight, but that’s a small trade-off to have your very own naturally cool hobbit house.

Over to you

Underground structures trap heat, so the air will need to be extracted and exchanged with cooler air..

That's why the tube is fking unbearable in temperatures like this.

[Barchettaman]

Swim here every day for 10 days.

Could be tricky if you’re not on holiday in the Ardèche.

[Condi]

captain_cynic said:

Underground structures trap heat, so the air will need to be extracted and exchanged with cooler air..

That's why the tube is fking unbearable in temperatures like this.

Ummmm..... yes and no.....


Underground structures tend to stay at a constant temperature throughout the year, and when the tube was built it was quite cool all year round. Hot countries build houses underground for this very reason - Coober Pedy, Afghan tunnels etc.

But 100 years of heat generation in the tunnels from all the trains and people has warmed the clay around the tunnels which is a good insulator of heat, and even in winter the soil doesnt cool down much.

So if you lived underground and didnt generate huge amounts of heat then you'd stay quite nice and cool.

[drdino]

^Top tip!

Run around like a maniac, the breeze will cool you down. When you start sweating, the evaporative effect combined with the breeze will cool you down even more.

[jet_noise]

Come to my office, it's chuffing chilly.
Get some odd looks putting on a pullover to go into work and take it off to go outside!

[Flibble]

jet_noise said:

Come to my office, it's chuffing chilly.
Get some odd looks putting on a pullover to go into work and take it off to go outside!

Like taking your coat off to feel the benefit, but in reverse!