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Originally Posted by elphenor
does lisna think AC is cheap?
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^ I must be a nerd because I actually did some research into this.
The usual temp of our skin is between 72-76° F, and that determines what's considered a comfortable room temp for most people: about 72°.
How expensive is A/C and heating? One factor must be how far the outside temp is from 72°:-
My experience has been of temps in London that go down to about 32°(Freezing point), and temps in Mexico that go up to about 92°F. So my idea of "cold" is 40° below "comfortable", but Mexico's "hot" is a mere 20° above "comfortable." So, without considering any other factors, it's twice as hard to make a London house warm than it is to make a Mexican house cool.
Obviously all this varies according to preference and location, so it's an argument I'm willing to conceed - but only to people living in Death Valley.