staying cool while gaming

[True Nero]

starting a week ago, my hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan is suffering from a heatwave that is stretching across quite a few states. and the fact that my job durring the day is WELDING doesn't help the heat problem. the issue continues when i return home because the house i'm sharing with my brother has no air conditioning. trying to find a way to stay cool other than completely remodeling the house to put in AC (doing that next year when i have the money). any ideas would be greatly appreciated

 

[similar.squirrel]

Open a window. It's better than nothing.

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

Hire people to fan you?

 

[GoldenRaz]

Buy a fan to fan you?

 

[SsilverR]

put a wet towel in the fridge for a while, then put it over your head

 

[Warmaker92]

get a wet shirt.on put it on.

 

[sky14kemea]

buy 2 huge fans, and put them both facing you, one facing the front, one facing the back ^w^

 

[Time Travelling Toaster]

Sit in the freezer ?
Or crack open a window that's out of the way of the sun and let a breeze chill you.

 

[Slash Dementia]

I agree with buying fans. It's really hot in Chicago too and we're not putting air conditioning until next month maybe.

 

[Fightbulb]

Get naked, and cover yourself with dozens of ice packs. That might work.

 

[Avaholic03]

Two words: naked gaming.

It's the next big thing.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Open a door / window. That's what I do.

 

[Warmaker92]

fans + wet shirt.

 

[barryween]

starting a week ago, my hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan is suffering from a heatwave that is stretching across quite a few states. and the fact that my job durring the day is WELDING doesn't help the heat problem. the issue continues when i return home because the house i'm sharing with my brother has no air conditioning. trying to find a way to stay cool other than completely remodeling the house to put in AC (doing that next year when i have the money). any ideas would be greatly appreciated

I have the same problem. I live in Michigan too, by the way. I try to stay downstairs in my basement to game, that may help. But when I do game upstairs, I have a fan in my room so I turn it on me and turn it on. But I have AC, so it's not too bad...

 

[darthzew]

Buy a fan (a misting fan if you can afford it works best), open windows, open doors, take a cold shower every now and then... there's really not much you can do.

I used to live in Aracaju, Brazil which is right next to the equator. It was 113 degrees Fahrenheit on Christmas day. Serious hell.

 

[TheDreadHawk]

Have beautiful bodacious women fan you with palm leaves.

 

[Ripshot]

drink water?

you are in Michigan after all it can't be too hard to find some

 

[Mockingjay]

Game naked. Seriously, cool and au natural

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Two words: naked gaming.

It's the next big thing.

It is indeed the next big thing.

 

[Flishiz]

Try the basement of the house, or the lowest point. Since I was a kid, I've always put my computers and consoles in my basement, since the earth cools it down.

Also, you could try passive cooling, which is a cheaper system than AC. It involves sticking some PVC pipe outside of your house, running it 20 feet below the earth, putting small fans inside to direct air flow, then making the other entrance in the floor of your house, giving you cooler air.