The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #12134   Message #94074
Posted By: Barbara
11-Jul-99 - 02:21 AM
Thread Name: Summer's Here!!
Subject: RE: Summer's Here!!
A swamp cooler is an air conditioner where the cooling power is provided by water, rather than a refrigerant. Around here at festivals and outdoor events in the summer people sometimes sell these necktie things that are a tube of fabric filled with the little beads that they put in disposable diapers (there's an official name for them, but I don't remember it) You soak the neck thing in cold water till the beads have all soaked up, and then tie it around your neck. Instant cooling.
Blessings,
Barbara,
and sure, Alison, take as much heat as you want, we've got extra.