Japanese company unveils futuristic cooling box that blasts cold air at users in bizarre way to beat the heat
We're right in the molten center of summer, and that means people are doing whatever they can to stay cool.In the U.S., that's pretty easy. Sit in your air-conditioned house, plug in a fan, go to a pool or, if you're truly at a loss, head to the library and pretend to be interested in reading books for an afternoon.But over in Japan — the birthplace of such technological innovations as the Walkman, the Nintendo Entertainment System and used-panty vending machines — they've come up with a new solution that's completely ridiculous, unless you think sitting in a human refrigerator is normal.15 SECURITY ESSENTIALS TO KEEP YOUR VALUABLES SAFE FOR SUMMER TRAVELWhat you're looking at is a Do Hiemon "personal cooling box," and it is the future of cooling off...
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We're right in the molten center of summer, and that means people are doing whatever they can to stay cool.In the U.S., that's pretty easy. Sit in your air-conditioned house, plug in a fan, go to a pool or, if you're truly at a loss, head to the library and pretend to be interested in reading books for an afternoon.But over in Japan — the birthplace of such technological innovations as the Walkman, the Nintendo Entertainment System and used-panty vending machines — they've come up with a new solution that's completely ridiculous, unless you think sitting in a human refrigerator is normal.15 SECURITY ESSENTIALS TO KEEP YOUR VALUABLES SAFE FOR SUMMER TRAVELWhat you're looking at is a Do Hiemon "personal cooling box," and it is the future of cooling off... assuming there are no air-conditioned buildings, public pools, Gatorade coolers full of water, or hand-held fans anywhere within reach.The 7-foot-tall, 3.9-foot-deep stainless steel box uses a jet to blast air, maintaining a temperature of 59 degrees while directing even cooler 41-degree air at the user's head and neck.But it comes at a cost. It'll run you a cool 1.5 million Yen — or $9,200 — to get one of these puppies.Sure, this gets the job done, but it's like saying, "You know how I can get all of these weeds out from between the bricks of my back patio?
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- We're right in the molten center of summer, and that means people are doing whatever they can to stay cool.In the U.S., that's pretty easy. Sit in your air-conditioned house, plug in a fan, go to a pool or, if you're truly at a loss, head to the library and pretend to be interested in reading books for an afternoon.But over in Japan — the birthplace of such technological innovations as the Walkman, the Nintendo Entertainment System and used-panty vending machines — they've come up with a new solution that's completely ridiculous, unless you think sitting in a human refrigerator is normal.15 SECURITY ESSENTIALS TO KEEP YOUR VALUABLES SAFE FOR SUMMER TRAVELWhat you're looking at is a Do Hiemon "personal cooling box," and it is the future of cooling off...
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Japanese company unveils futuristic cooling box that blasts cold air at users in bizarre way to beat the heat
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