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  • Yakhchal: Ancient Refrigerators

    From StarDust@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 17 18:54:41 2022
    https://eartharchitecture.org/?p=570

    As we know, refrigerators used to be called iceboxes, which stored ice in the summer. Ice was brought down from the mountain's, cut from frozen lakes and distributed in the cities.
    No electricity is needed to run these iceboxes.

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to StarDust on Wed Aug 17 19:05:46 2022
    On Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 6:54:43 PM UTC-7, StarDust wrote:
    https://eartharchitecture.org/?p=570

    As we know, refrigerators used to be called iceboxes, which stored ice in the summer. Ice was brought down from the mountain's, cut from frozen lakes and distributed in the cities.
    No electricity is needed to run these iceboxes.

    Ancient Ice-Making Machines Found In Persian Desert, The Yakhchāl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnJms_3Gbuk

    Just shows, ancient people were not dummies!
    Also heard, the pyramids were used to store food, grain and keep it cool in the hot desert.

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to StarDust on Wed Aug 17 19:22:14 2022
    On Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 6:54:43 PM UTC-7, StarDust wrote:
    https://eartharchitecture.org/?p=570

    As we know, refrigerators used to be called iceboxes, which stored ice in the summer. Ice was brought down from the mountain's, cut from frozen lakes and distributed in the cities.
    No electricity is needed to run these iceboxes.

    Ancient Persian Air Conditioning
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRYuUqYI3nM

    Long ago, the Persians mastered staying cool during the hottest parts of the year.
    These passive cooling techniques are still functional today!

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