I really don't understand how it can get so cold where I live. Real hot during the summers (excellent time for the beach) but very wet and cold during the winters. I live in the southern most region of Portugal (takes about 2 hours more or less to get to Morocco by boat) and it's even snowed, rarely though.

Australia must be even warmer though...

They sound really good, if it'd work during the night when I'm sleeping, I'd sooooo buy a hundred of them...

And it's so cold here now, that I wear two pairs of socks, three t-shirts and one hoody!

I've looked at some online sports stores and apparently you can get the higher-grade ones for 30 USD. Alternatively, you COULD make your own I bet. Duct tape a few of those blue coolers together, make sure there's padding so you don't freeze your neck stiff, and there ya go!

At any rate, I'm confused. Does the computer significantly increase the flow of heat in your room? Isn't it enclosed?

Like all computers there's grates in the rear and the side to allow the hot air inside it to escape, the fans inside it help with that process...

As far as things go the only other electronic device that gets used in my room is my bedroom light, having that off greatly decreases the temperature, especially at night but then it's hard to type since my hands aren't always positioned correctly when touch typing and I have to re-adjust.

Never thought about that. But thankfully my computer's nestled between the desk and the couch so the hot air doesn't exactly leave the area. Bad fire hazard though.

At any rate, don't use incandescent light bulbs. Flourescent ones look and feel cooler, not to mention that they're more efficient and Green Party - happy if you're into that kind of thing.

I wonder if somehow hanging an icepack in front of a portable fan would significantly reduce the temperature inside a room.

Never thought about that. But thankfully my computer's nestled between the desk and the couch so the hot air doesn't exactly leave the area. Bad fire hazard though.

At any rate, don't use incandescent light bulbs. Flourescent ones look and feel cooler, not to mention that they're more efficient and Green Party - happy if you're into that kind of thing.

I wonder if somehow hanging an icepack in front of a portable fan would significantly reduce the temperature inside a room.

I tried that with a really moist cloth once, it does make the air cooler but the object in front of or behind the fan obstructs the air flow so you don't really get any real breeze coming your way.

In the summer I usually stay in the basement and it's a good 10 degrees colder

What are you going to do in the winter, Mince Wobley?

at least you have snow, rather than 12 months of miserable rain a year!

the greatest feat of the modern christmas propaganda... making people believe snow is actually a good thing

Man what's wrong with you kids? Turn on the AC. Don't have AC? Buy a window unit.

I'm in the goddamned desert, living without AC is bullshit here.

depending on where you went, i'd bet this was the mysterious phenomenon known as humidity!!!

i thought it was p humid in t&t