Smearing yogurt on your windows can cool a house by 6 degrees
by Ellsworth Toohey from Boing Boing on (#76ZMW)

When a heatwave hits the UK, where almost no homes have air conditioning, staying cool takes improvisation. Dr. Ben Roberts, a researcher at Loughborough University, tested one of the stranger fixes going around and found it actually works: smear plain yogurt on the outside of your windows. - Read the rest
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