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Someone put up a tent on their balcony to escape their heat-trapping apartment during the night. (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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Third extended heat wave within 6 weeks.

The previous one exceeded 40°C, and the buildings not yet had time to completely cool down from that one before the third wave hit.

I was considering putting up a tent in my garden myself, but as I own a ground floor flat, the indoor temperatures did, with the help of some additional cooling measures, thankfully not exceeded 27°C.

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[–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Telling a German to open windows is like telling a bird how to fly. Stoßlüften is down to a precise science here.

But it doesn’t matter with the temperatures and building construction style. They retain heat like crazy. It’s not getting cold enough at night for the buildings to lose all their thermal energy, even creating air flow through the building with a fan. Source: me with all my windows open in a 4th floor apartment with the inside temperature sitting at 28°C at near midnight.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago

    Stoßlüften is down to a precise science here.

    You mean, not everyone in the world is using a multiple-wireless-thermometer and -hygrometer arrangement to determine the exact optimal millisecond to switch from one complex apartment window configuration to the next?

    As a German, I am really confused by that idea... ;-)

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