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Ask Slashdot: Keeping Personal Tech Cool In Extreme Heat?
An anonymous reader writes "I live in the Middle East. Summer temperatures occasionally reach 60C/140F, well over the operating specs for most consumer tech. Quite a number of work and residential compounds are secured, prohibiting everything from computers to cameras to phones to USB sticks to car remote controls. When I know that I'm visiting one of those compounds, I end up leaving all the tech I can at home or in the office, and only bringing a cell phone, and leaving it in my car. However, "only a cell phone" has quickly morphed into "only two cell phones, a car MP3 player and remote, and .... ooh, shiny... a new tablet... and an electric razor just in case I have to touch up before a party in a compound." I'm wondering what kind of technologies we have for keeping all this tech cool for four hours in the car. Overnight events might last longer, but won't be as hot."
Personal tech is inherently cool, and makes you cool too. Don't worry about it.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
How about a block of ice in a tub in the passenger seat? You'll have to drill a hole in the floorboard for drainage from the tub, but that's a small price, right? Requires no battery and no gasoline, and if you park next to a garden or flower bed even the drainage will be doing some good! As a bonus you can chip some off to keep your thermos of Dr. Pepper cold.
I'm moving to one of those countries then because I am sick and tired of all these dicks and assholes fucking each other.