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[–] Midnight@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Is it?

92kWh/m^3 of energy is a lot of cooling. It'd be hard to not be effective.

[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

These one ton blocks of ice would provide 12,000 Btu/h of cooling for 24hours.

source: https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3263&context=publication#%3A%7E%3Atext=These+blocks+of+ice+would%2Cone-ton+block+of+ice.

So a block of ice about the size and weight of a car to cool one house... I'm really just not following how any of this is worthy of attention?

[–] Midnight@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

size and weight of a car

blocks of ice measuring 4 ft × 4 ft × 2 ft.

This you?

Because 32 cubic ft is about the volume of most residential AC units.

lol is that the size of your dwelling? That size (4 ft × 4 ft × 2 ft) get's you 12k btus which is not enough for any house lol.