I've got the flu, so to keep warm I started using my old hot-water bottle

It turns out hot-water bottles are wildly more efficient at keeping people warm than ambient heating, because of this principle:

"They heat people, not spaces"

A legit lower-carbon tech

My essay on this -- a link for Medium subscribers: https://clivethompson.medium.com/in-praise-of-the-hot-water-bottle-9ae6608944d

And if you're not a Medium subscriber, here's a "friend" link: https://clivethompson.medium.com/in-praise-of-the-hot-water-bottle-9ae6608944d?sk=aa3730a014783107cbe4c695edef6ec1

#energy #climate #heat #hotwaterbottles

I'm all shivery with my fever, so I unearthed a venerable piece of technology:

My old HOT WATER BOTTLE

Damn, these things rock.

Puts me in mind of this terrific piece on hot water bottles considered as a lower-carbon way of staying warm in the winter: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/01/the-revenge-of-the-hot-water-bottle.html

#energy #heat #hotwaterbottles #fever

Just so I can actually easily find it next time: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/01/the-revenge-of-the-hot-water-bottle.html (Revenge of the Hot Water Bottle).
A bunch #solarpunk optimisation tips for using a #hotWaterBottle.

Hashtag index: #hotWaterBottles #energyConservation #stayWarm #lowTech #LowTechMagazine #TheRevengeOfTheHotWaterBottle

Well, bitten the bullet and finally put the heating on 🔥🔥🔥 our lease lovely #Hotwaterbottles in the bed. #feelingold #hatethecold