air conditioner
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Background: In temperate latitudes, people frequently heat their homes in winter and cool their homes in summer. The Issue: The main source of heat is the Sun. So in the hot summer, a homeowner would want their roof & sun-facing walls to be reflective. But in the winter, they’d want the opposite—the roof should ideally…
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Background: When traveling in a vehicle, a person’s intuitive sense of speed is partly determined by the feeling of air movement. For example, going at 30 miles per hour on a bike (enclosed cabin: no) may feel faster than going 600 miles per hour in an airplane (enclosed cabin: yes). The issue: It’s important for…
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The Issue: There are a number of popular computer games that take place in forbidding environments—in a blizzard atop a snowy beak, or inside a volcanic caldera. However, there is no way of conveying the real feeling of temperature to the player. In a game like Skyrim, the player will be no worse for the…
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