This afternoon, I helped Dad make little hooks to hang up special mats made of special, thin, stringy roots. What for, you may ask? As India enters the hotter months, one way Dad and Mom keep cool around the house is to hang these 5'-6' mats all around the front patio and balconies. Water is then splashed on the mats. The mats supposedly absorb the heat of hot winds, allowing only cool air to come through (at least that's how I'm told it works). I tried googling for these mats, but found nothing. "L" explained this to me several times in the past, but seeing it for real helped me understand what she meant. Such a green, natural, energy-free home-air-conditioning system is an idea that might intrigue Al Gore.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Cool mats
This afternoon, I helped Dad make little hooks to hang up special mats made of special, thin, stringy roots. What for, you may ask? As India enters the hotter months, one way Dad and Mom keep cool around the house is to hang these 5'-6' mats all around the front patio and balconies. Water is then splashed on the mats. The mats supposedly absorb the heat of hot winds, allowing only cool air to come through (at least that's how I'm told it works). I tried googling for these mats, but found nothing. "L" explained this to me several times in the past, but seeing it for real helped me understand what she meant. Such a green, natural, energy-free home-air-conditioning system is an idea that might intrigue Al Gore.
