Overview
- New coverage highlights a viral method that places a 1.5–2 liter frozen water bottle directly in front of a fan to cool the airflow, with multiple bottles increasing the effect across a room.
- LA Gaceta and TN report the technique’s spread on social media, noting that users feel a perceptible drop in temperature even though performance falls short of an air conditioner.
- Architect Leonardo Rogel recommends complementary steps such as lightly misting rooms, putting a wet towel behind the fan to cool air as it evaporates, and positioning a fan in a window at night to pull in cooler outdoor air.
- Guidance from Los Andes underscores reducing solar heat gain by keeping curtains closed, lowering blinds, and darkening rooms during peak sun to keep interiors cooler.
- Additional low-cost measures include switching off heat-generating lights and idle appliances, ventilating only during the coolest hours, staying well hydrated, and using cold towels or insulated frozen bottles on high-blood-flow points for quick personal cooling.