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Our Design Challenges are Too Complicated... We should be solving the real problems..

cstanton
cstanton over 2 years ago

Like designing products to solve why I'm stuck to this pleather chair in 83.8 deg F heatwaves and why we don't have a way to keep it cool.

If you're from the UK you'll know that air conditioning here really isn't a thing, and it's even harder if you're renting.

When you're working from home, this starts to get to be a challenge, a real hot one. There's only so much I can get from swamp coolers and fans blowing at me, and keeping the curtains shut.

What's worse though, is how hot the chairs are. Why on earth don't we have cooling chairs?

I mean, thermaltake have a cooling gaming chair. I'm not convinced about it though, but I'm even less convinced about this, which looks like five laptop fans stuck together in a pad:

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We used to have a wild idea of design challenges where people managed to produce products that would sell... if someone can get away with selling this kind of thing on amazon, phew do we overthink things :D

But seriously... how can I cool this chair? Maybe I should have heatpipes in the base...

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  • dougw
    dougw over 2 years ago +4
    If you just want cool, .... Get a canvas beach chair, get it wet, put a fan under it, strip off your pants, and have seat. Of course, this assumes you are not in an open concept office....
  • Gough Lui
    Gough Lui over 2 years ago +4
    Perhaps what is really needed .... is a heat-pump. Obligatory XKCD - this week's too: https://xkcd.com/2790/ We've had refrigerated CPUs in overclocked PCs ... (like this https://www.trustedreviews.com…
  • Gough Lui
    Gough Lui over 2 years ago +3
    cstanton said: if someone can get away with selling this kind of thing on amazon, phew do we overthink things :D I'd be more concerned about the people who can be convinced to buy such a thing and leave…
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  • robogary
    robogary over 2 years ago

    heatpipes are uncomfortable.   Didnt ZZ Top write a song called "All I need is a Cool Tush" ..    :-) 

    A WRONGCO comfo-cool chair seat would be kind on your tushy. Based on technology developed for the Solar Powered tropical Beverage Cooler, using a network of peltier modules to chill your gluteus maximus, biceps femoris, and posh posterior, and maybe even an occasional vibration to draw in fresh blood circulation, a mesh network of temperature and pressure sensors would be monitored and used by an AI neural inerface system to maintain personalized maximum comfort. 

    /challenges-projects/project14/off-the-grid/b/off-the-grid-blog/posts/solar-powered-tropical-beverage-cooling-mug--blog-4-learning-to-cool-with-peltier-modules 

    It cant get any simpler than that. 

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  • robogary
    robogary over 2 years ago

    heatpipes are uncomfortable.   Didnt ZZ Top write a song called "All I need is a Cool Tush" ..    :-) 

    A WRONGCO comfo-cool chair seat would be kind on your tushy. Based on technology developed for the Solar Powered tropical Beverage Cooler, using a network of peltier modules to chill your gluteus maximus, biceps femoris, and posh posterior, and maybe even an occasional vibration to draw in fresh blood circulation, a mesh network of temperature and pressure sensors would be monitored and used by an AI neural inerface system to maintain personalized maximum comfort. 

    /challenges-projects/project14/off-the-grid/b/off-the-grid-blog/posts/solar-powered-tropical-beverage-cooling-mug--blog-4-learning-to-cool-with-peltier-modules 

    It cant get any simpler than that. 

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  • robogary
    robogary over 2 years ago in reply to robogary

    PS Chris 84F isnt a heatwave, its swimming pool weather and your heiney is being punished for sitting in a chair rather than lounging poolside. 

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    cstanton over 2 years ago in reply to robogary
    robogary said:
    Chris 84F isnt a heatwave

    My lack of thermal regulation due to personal health conditions says otherwise Smiley

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