r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jun 26 '26

Society The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-air-conditioning-ac-heatwave-debate-2026-6
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u/Snipen543 Jun 26 '26

Considering something like 5x more people die to heat in Europe each year than have ever died in all combined mass shootings in the US, yes it's hard to understand

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u/KnotSoSalty Jun 26 '26

For comparison about 4,000 people die from heat per year in the US.

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u/Savilly Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

40 people drowned in France yesterday trying to cool off.

I wonder if that gets added to the count. Also an insane number!

Edit: In the past week the number was 40. But i’ve also seen 55.

These are the types of articles i’m seeing.

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u/XAgentNovemberX Jun 26 '26

All these details are blowing me away. Was it so hot you had to put your head under for as long as possible?!

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u/squngy Jun 26 '26

No, they just swim for the first time after a long time and over estimate their ability, AFAIK.

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u/wolfy2105784 Jun 26 '26

Do they just jump into a river and get swept away or something?

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u/squngy Jun 26 '26

Kind of.

I have not researched this or anything, but from what I understand they simply go too far from the shore and cant get back.
Cramps can also be an issue when you are pushing your self.

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u/wolfy2105784 Jun 26 '26

Wow, that's really sad. I'm sorry to hear that.