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		dotancohen 85 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Staying cool without refrigerants: Next-generation... Only if you have a cold environment into which to dump that heat into. You could maybe trickle charge your phone in the winter, if you don't mind a cold spot where the device sits on your body.

acyou 85 days ago [–]

Assuming body is 38 degrees C, and ambient is 20 C, Delta T is 18 C, which "works" to whatever extent.

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