Balconies aren’t really a thing for most people in the American Midwest, which is where I’m from. You have porches and patios, but those are weather permitting structures and they’re mostly used when it’s a bit later so it’s not too bright.
Both of these are regional. Growing up in Ohio awnings were rare. And in some states ac is more or less common. I know in Washington’s Puget Sound region it’s more or less only in new construction because before the past decade or so it’s been mild all year.
I mean you have trees, so they’re mostly on the balcony. I live in a large city (not many trees) of mostly row homes, and they’re on like every window of the side of the houses that face the sun. Not just patios.
Is it in the same family? Yes. No one’s arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies A/C’s, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls heat pumps A/C’s. If you want to be “specific” like you said, then you shouldn’t either. They’re not the same thing.
If you’re saying “A/C family” you’re referring to the taxonomic grouping of HVACae, which includes things from fans to swamp coolers to radiators.
So your reasoning for calling a heat pump a A/C is because random people “call the heat exchanger thingies A/C?” Let’s get refridgerators and freezers in there, then, too.
Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It’s not one or the other, that’s not how taxonomy works. They’re both. A heat pump is a heat pump and a member of the A/C family. But that’s not what you said. You said a heat pump is a A/C, which is not true unless you’re okay with calling all members of the heat exchanger family A/C’s, which means you’d call refridgerators, freezers, and other heat exchangers A/C’s, too. Which you said you don’t.
It is fun to take the copy-pasta and modify it to fit any all X are Y but not all Y are X type situations, to reference this bit of our shared internet history in a tongue in cheek manner. I don’t actually have any problem with calling heat pumps multi-purpose A/Cs.
I first heard about them when I was praising space heaters as a 100% efficient machine, and I was delighted to hear that there’s somehow a more efficient heater XD
Awning. They’re a great way to reduce the need for AC by providing shade in treeless regions.
80% of the flats where I live have one above their balcony - and we are not even close to treeless.
I was really bewildered by the idea that someone might not know what these are…
In some places where air conditioning is omnipresent they’re uncommon. There’s a technology connections video about them that touches on it
But AC wouldn’t cover the balcony (which here is the most common usecase for awnings)?
they still help block sunshine from heating your south wall, which reduces the need for AC indoors.
(hello to the 10% of humans who live in the southern hemisphere, i did eventually remember you exist too)
Well, it would also help blocking sunshine from heating their south wall too, but before that, something must have gone horribly, horribly wrong…
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Only slightly off topic here: I can recommend Larry Niven’s short story “Inconstant Moon” :-)
Balconies aren’t really a thing for most people in the American Midwest, which is where I’m from. You have porches and patios, but those are weather permitting structures and they’re mostly used when it’s a bit later so it’s not too bright.
Not really… People don’t blast AC to their outdoor porch.
AC is everywhere in the US, and we still have plenty of awnings
Both of these are regional. Growing up in Ohio awnings were rare. And in some states ac is more or less common. I know in Washington’s Puget Sound region it’s more or less only in new construction because before the past decade or so it’s been mild all year.
I just don’t know how its named in English, where I’m from they’re toldos
I mean you have trees, so they’re mostly on the balcony. I live in a large city (not many trees) of mostly row homes, and they’re on like every window of the side of the houses that face the sun. Not just patios.
Here in Germany we have outside jalousie blinds on every window that also serve that purpose during summer.
Thank you Alec from Technology Connection.
But he’s right though.
Also heat pumps!
Especially heat pumps!
Isn’t that not just another word for AC in this context?
Here’s the thing. You said a “heatpump is a A/C.”
Is it in the same family? Yes. No one’s arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies A/C’s, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls heat pumps A/C’s. If you want to be “specific” like you said, then you shouldn’t either. They’re not the same thing.
If you’re saying “A/C family” you’re referring to the taxonomic grouping of HVACae, which includes things from fans to swamp coolers to radiators.
So your reasoning for calling a heat pump a A/C is because random people “call the heat exchanger thingies A/C?” Let’s get refridgerators and freezers in there, then, too.
Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It’s not one or the other, that’s not how taxonomy works. They’re both. A heat pump is a heat pump and a member of the A/C family. But that’s not what you said. You said a heat pump is a A/C, which is not true unless you’re okay with calling all members of the heat exchanger family A/C’s, which means you’d call refridgerators, freezers, and other heat exchangers A/C’s, too. Which you said you don’t.
It’s okay to just admit you’re wrong, you know?
My AC does sound like a murder of crows…
Er… No?
I said “In this context” (using it to keep a room cool), a heat pump is AC.
No generalization, specifically just this usecase.
And while the rest of your rant is not wrong, it just does not apply to what I actually said…
Here is the context of this copy-pasta: I am referencing an old redditor named Unidan, and this post was his downfall. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/unidan
It is fun to take the copy-pasta and modify it to fit any all X are Y but not all Y are X type situations, to reference this bit of our shared internet history in a tongue in cheek manner. I don’t actually have any problem with calling heat pumps multi-purpose A/Cs.
Oh… So… LOL!
Thanks for the explanation, now this is actually really funny.
And you also did a pretty good job adapting it to the topic, thought you to be an actual ranting air conditioning nerd! :-)
Thank you ;-D
Know anything about jackdaws…?
Brave of you to bring a reddit copypasta here
I’ve been doing it throughout. “Take what you like and leave the rest”
I like it.
Heat pumps are awesome!
I first heard about them when I was praising space heaters as a 100% efficient machine, and I was delighted to hear that there’s somehow a more efficient heater XD
Basically an energy shield protecting against the giant uncontrollable fusion reactor in the sky.