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		Groxx on Oct 28, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Body hacking trick: cooling the hands for better p... Interesting. I'll have to try this some time. For people not willing to buy such a contraption (like me), though the vacuum helps, try running cold water over the bottom of your wrists. It's a fantastically-effective way to cool off, and very not-messy.

nooneelse on Oct 28, 2011 | [–]

A good hat and a wet handkerchief tied around each wrist is how I was taught to make it through the 105°F days back on the farm as a boy.

jwdunne on Oct 28, 2011 | [–]

I can confirm cooling the wrists works wonders.

On nights where it's too warm and sticky to sleep, this technique always helps me.

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