What's The Deal: A Brief History of Air Conditioning

For this week's What's The Deal, let's take a look at the world's most effective anti-perspirant: air conditioning.
What's The Deal: A Brief History of Air Conditioning

For this week's What's The Deal, let's take a look at the world's most effective anti-perspirant: air conditioning.

WHAT'S THE DEAL: HISTORY OF A/C A Brief History of A/C CRACKED.CO COM Given that it's currently August, you're likely reading this very article while enjoying A/C. Americans love A/C so much it's 48% of their energy usage every year. But let's take a look into the sweaty, sweaty past to appreciate it just a little more.

Source: EIA

WHAT'S THE DEAL: HISTORY OF A/C 2021 A.C. CRACKED CON From here, as technology tends to do, it continued to get cheaper and smaller. Reaching a more convenient price, and window-mountable size, A/Cs entered widespread use by 1950. Today, it's estimated 87% of households have A/C installed.

Source: EIA

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