How far would you go for A/C?
Scott Dawson finally had enough. After three years of motoring around town with no A/C in his car, this civil engineering grad from the University of Houston decided to do something about it. Rather than coughing up the $1,200 in cash to fix the A/C inside his car, he just bolted an aftermarket unit to the outside of his car. The cooler of choice for Dawson was a home-intended window A/C unit from Samsung. He just cut a whole in his roof and strapped it down and ran some duct work to blow air right on his head. Besides the bolts and brackets, a pair of bungee cords also helps secure the unit, which probably doesn't do much for aerodynamics likely limits carwash options, but looks powerful enough to routinely handle triple digit temps. It's crude, but likely very effective.
Go see the rest of the pics by clicking the Read link below. The story and gallery links are right below the "Breaking News" blurb: "Hot Weather Forces Partial Highway Closure." Maybe they need roadside A/C units. Too funny.
Thanks for the tip, Tony!
[Source: KRIV TV - Fox 26 Houston]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
srivendel 5:29PM (8/10/2007)
What a moron. I would hate to be driving behind him when those bungee cords snap.
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Mike G 2:24AM (8/11/2007)
This guy is awesome. That thing is hilarious. You guys flaming him need to get in touch with the delicate vein of irony and modern angst that this guy is mining so richly here. If you saw that sitting in traffic next to you and you did not laugh, you have no soul.
Don 2:41AM (8/11/2007)
I'm sorry...but this kind of retardedness from a civil engineering grad? Lol.
AZ 5:30PM (8/10/2007)
Interesting. Guess he lives in a pretty safe neighborhood.
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robz4 5:37PM (8/10/2007)
What a cheapskate !! And he is a civil engineer. I hope he doesn't use the same cheap thinking when he has to design a public bride or an overpass.
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robz4 5:40PM (8/10/2007)
oops ...bridge
Frank Filipponio 5:43PM (8/10/2007)
LOL. Took me a minute to see what you meant. Interesting concept. :D
Mark 5:38PM (8/10/2007)
I hope my car isn't behind him when the things falls off on I-10. Good thing I don't live in Houston.
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mikey 5:46PM (8/10/2007)
um, i wouldnt stand there proud like i figured out global warming (al gore)
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RicardoHead 5:47PM (8/10/2007)
too cool. wonder where the thing drips off to?
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WTF 6:13PM (8/10/2007)
It drips into a BigGulp cup in his cup holder - now he saves money on drinks too!
TC 5:52PM (8/10/2007)
what a freakin cheapskate.
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bocho23 5:59PM (8/10/2007)
LOL! what a moron.
ajk 6:02PM (8/10/2007)
So he could have increased the value of his car, had a proper working A/C and saved its appearance by spending $1200, but instead he chose to ruin his car, drop its value to zero, ruin its gas mileage on the highway and look like an idiot. I hope it falls through the roof of the car and knocks some sense into him (or kills him. Dawson: 0 Darwin: 1)
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Bob 10:50PM (8/10/2007)
Obviously the car wasn't worth much in the first place if he didn't want to spend $1200 on it.
Ian 6:03PM (8/10/2007)
What a whole.
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Mal Fuller 12:59PM (8/11/2007)
I got it Ian. Better yet, they did not. That explains the hole Autoblog difference.
CARLOS 6:10PM (8/10/2007)
so now he has over $1,200 worth of body damage in the form of a freakin hole through the roof of his car. Brilliant!
I would hate to see what happens to that AC unit in an accident - could you imagine having it fly off and smash into another vehicle.
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Steve 6:20PM (8/10/2007)
Scott has obviously come to the conclusion that without air conditioning Houston is suitable for habitation only by reptiles, tropical plants and escaped criminals.
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Mark MacLeod 6:28PM (8/10/2007)
How did he power it? I don't know of any cheap inverters that would have the capacity to run an A/C unit.
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