Water-Cooled T-Shirt Makes Air Conditioning Obsolete - Jalopnik Comments

Water-Cooled T-Shirt Makes Air Conditioning Obsolete

golferal — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:14:15 EDT

Hook me up with a matching set of briefs and you've got a customer. Summer's coming here in the Southwest...

golferal

Water-Cooled T-Shirt Makes Air Conditioning Obsolete

TheTick247 — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:13:04 EDT

Hmmm...cheaper than fixing the A/C in my Jetta

TheTick247

Water-Cooled T-Shirt Makes Air Conditioning Obsolete

Jon — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:06:20 EDT

These things are awesome; my brother and his codriver have been running one in their rally car for a couple years now.

Jon

Water-Cooled T-Shirt Makes Air Conditioning Obsolete

danio3834 — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:18:18 EDT

@LTDScott, Porcubimmer pilot: Gotcha, I just figured that this this is so goddamn bulky and complicated, they'd just count it as part of the car.

hahaha

danio3834

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danio3834 — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:16:38 EDT

@dculberson: Of course, you gotta have the balls to wear a propane tank in a racecar, firstoff.

danio3834

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CptSevere — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:57:58 EDT

You could keep your beer in there, too.

CptSevere

Water-Cooled T-Shirt Makes Air Conditioning Obsolete

Schweppes - Now with more beard — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:16:52 EDT

I'm pretty sure the Canadian military has been fielding something like this for a while in their older non air conditioned tanks in Afghanistan to keep soldiers in something resembling operational condition during the summer.

Schweppes - Now with more beard

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Hello_Newman — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:39:11 EDT

Yeah I wouldn't want to be in a dune buggy race or anything in the summer without one of those. A helmet cooler is really needed if they could design one using the water instead of foam padding to keep it comfortable. I bet something like that would work and still meet regulations.

Hello_Newman

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wonko — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:46:35 EDT

Running at Miller Motorsports Park when it gets up to 115 degrees in the summer, you can't run without one of these setups.

Well you can. I guess. You would have to be a masochist to do it, but there is nothing legally preventing you from doing it. I just prefer my internal organs to remain in their normal "uncooked" state.

wonko

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:10:16 EDT

And if it springs a leak people think you either sweat a whole lot or just pissed yourself.

NovaloadMissesPolar

Water-Cooled T-Shirt Makes Air Conditioning Obsolete

mosqueda — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:07:16 EDT

I would have given almost anything for that when I was in an armored Humvee in Iraq. The A/C was worthless. We saw 130F heat inside. $300 is a bargain.

mosqueda

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boosted-lego-wagon — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:03:20 EDT

Sometimes when I'm surfing Jalop's dragonier posts, I feel the need for some Club System 24 Underpants.

boosted-lego-wagon

Water-Cooled T-Shirt Makes Air Conditioning Obsolete

lascauxcaveman — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:49:52 EDT

As a former brewer, I'm quite familiar with the 'jockey box,' just such a contraption as this, only running the beer through a coil running through a thermos chest full of ice water on its way to the tap.

I've never even considered the above application. But then, cold beer = essential; cold shirts = optional.

lascauxcaveman

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FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:40:31 EDT

Is "waiting for the fire to burn through the hoses" considered the quick release mechanism?

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system

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FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:39:30 EDT

@danio3834: Store the bottle right next to the exhaust. That way if you spring a leak, you get a boost to get away from the ensuing fire ball.

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dculberson — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:29:03 EDT

@danio3834: I don't know about you, but just the thought of having propane running through coils in my shirt while driving at high speeds in wheel-to-wheel racing (or any racing, really) gives me the willies. I also have a sincere belief (perhaps even hope) that any safety tech worth his salt would fail you for that.

dculberson

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SavannahJack — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:23:25 EDT

@devilock138: Ditto the idea of using this with bikes ... put the cooler box in a saddlebag and ride throught the hottest summer! Wow. Even better than electric vests in winter!

SavannahJack

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LTDScott changed his name! — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:13:38 EDT

@danio3834: Yeah, safety attire and equipment does not count towards the $500 limit at all.

LTDScott changed his name!

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danio3834 — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:07:46 EDT

@LTDScott, Porcubimmer pilot: Ok, i was just wondering how it would be interpreted.

danio3834

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LTDScott changed his name! — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:04:44 EDT

@danio3834: Considering it's not a part of the car, meaning it's not part of the car's value, it's irrelevant.

LTDScott changed his name!

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devilock138 — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:02:52 EDT

This is just what I need to keep me cool while I ride my motorcycle in full gear during the summer.

devilock138

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danio3834 — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:01:23 EDT

@LTDScott, Porcubimmer pilot: The question is, would this push you over the $500 limit?

danio3834

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Morphine — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:00:38 EDT

The official underwear of LeMons.

Morphine

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LTDScott changed his name! — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:55:16 EDT

Would be nice to have in our Lemons car, but spending 3/4 the price of the car on a shirt is a bit excessive.

LTDScott changed his name!

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smokyburnout — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:54:54 EDT

i don't want to be the guy who says "OLD!" but i'm pretty sure this has been around in racing for quite a few years... i'd love to see a portable version, though (only $700 at The Sharper Image, i imagine).

smokyburnout

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Foo2rama — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:54:00 EDT

Wow Jalopnik, it is not like these have been out for years...

Sorry had to take the dig, but slow news day?

Foo2rama

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danio3834 — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:53:29 EDT

You could improve this by converting it to propane.

A miracle gas, Propane does great for heating AND cooling. Not like Butane, the bastard gas.

danio3834

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layabout — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:53:06 EDT

Not the kind of wet t-shirt story i was looking for!

layabout