Those without A/C, what are your tips to stay cool during the summer?

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Wet T-shirt and sitting in front of a fan.
We naturally cool our bodies by sweating.
You can sort of hack that process by getting a t-shirt wet, putting it on, and allowing the moving air to help speed up the evaporation process.
WARNING: NOT FOR USE IN HIGH HUMIDTY.
Adding more water to an already hot and humid situation risks a Wet Bulb.
- And suddenly all those wet t-shirt contest promoters out there became heroes instead of villians.
- WARNING: NOT FOR USE IN HIGH HUMIDTY.
  Adding more water to an already hot and humid situation risks a Wet Bulb.
  If the water coming out of your cold tap is cool (which it should be, since pipes are typically underground), then I think maybe it would still work because you could refresh the t-shirt with colder water occasionally. It's just less than ideal compared to doing it in a dry climate.
  
  It would cool you a little as the cold water absorbs heat, but you'd have to wring and repeat as soon as it heats up, which might end up being often
- You can sort of hack that process by getting a t-shirt wet, putting it on, and allowing the moving air to help speed up the evaporation process.
  better when don't wear a shirt, spray yourself with water and sit it from of the fan; the convection feels fantastic on your skin.
- Aren't you going to catch a cold?
  
  No. A cold is a virus, you won't catch one by cooling yourself.
  
  That's exactly what a virus that was trying to trick me would say...
  
  C'mon Greg, don't you wanna be cool 😈
  
  But, if the virus is already present in your system, cool and wet conditions can lower the effectiveness of your immune system. Tmyk

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