• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      You can always move to the great lakes and learn how to deal with blizzards. Pro tip: if the power is out in a snow storm put a towel under the door to stop drafts and use candles for heat and light

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        If you have a tent put it up on your bed. Good insulation below and traps convection heat loss. Would not advise doing this with candles.

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          The secret here is insulation and removing air flow. With 100% perfect insulation(impossible, but we can get closeish), any amount of heat generation will eventually heat the room, smaller room heats faster. With no air flow, the air cant efficiently transfer heat and you dont even need insulation. As long as you generate more heat than the air can transfer, the room heats up. That one doesnt really work that way though, because hot air generates it own air currents which then raises the thermal transfer of the air. But the idea still stands, you just… do actually require insulation in the real world.

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            1 month ago

            Don’t forget to periodically collect a pail of frozen oxygen from outside.

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          Well it’s mostly blankets and cuddling naked if you have someone for it, but candles can warm your hands while you go for the emergency food.

          These conditions arent common, but it’s America, the infrastructure can’t handle it when it’s as cold as it was 20 years ago.