They are in front of the elevators at an outdoor multi story parking garage around my area. That’s all I wanted to share, thanks.

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    3 months ago

    Sure, but just dress warmly with another layer. The reason they’re a waste is because the vast majority of actual heat energy is just lost to the atmosphere.

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      3 months ago

      Brother I don’t think you understand how cold Chicago gets. I was wearing 2 sweaters and a coat and it’s still fucking cold as balls

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        3 months ago

        Similar deal in Canada. It’s bitter hell waiting for a bus or train in -40c even with as many layers on as you can fit. These heaters are absolutely worth the energy use

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          That’s -40f for those south of the border.

          No need to thank me for doing all that math. On a serious note, some actually helpful points are:

          0c = 32f (probably the most well known one)

          10c = 50f

          20c = 68f

          30c = 86f

          40c = 104f

          Aside that, I figure I’ll be cooking and therefore using a nice enough thermometer to have both scales. Otherwise things have gone terribly, terribly wrong, and I have much larger problems to worry about than conversions.

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            Can you explain how hes being a dickhead? Hes being very factual/logical and everyone else is downvoting him to oblivion. Hes just debating the fact that wearing proper clothing avoids the need to burn energy wastfully for a partial solution.