Some People Didn’t Think The Earliest Air Conditioners Were Very Cool

Summer heat can leave a lot of us heading inside and cranking up the air conditioner. And yet, if you look at the history of this invention, you’ll find quite a few times where people said, are we sure this is a good idea? Plus: today in 2019, the Tobe Zoo in Japan held a lion escape drill using a human in a lion costume as the escapee. The Unexpected History of the Air Conditioner (Smithsonian)  Japanese zoo staff chase furry fake lion in escape drill