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Here’s a cyclist that gets all the points for creativity but probably none for practicality / usefulness. One dude from the U.K. tried to keep cool in traffic with an electric fan he’d placed in his backpack.
The scene unfolded on Thornton Road in Bradford, West Yorkshire, U.K., according to the Daily Mail, where temperatures reached a maximum of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) last week, when it was supposedly recorded. One cyclist had to commute through traffic and he improvised something that could very well be dubbed “AC on the go.”
You will also find the footage available at the bottom of the page. It’s recorded on the phone of a fellow motorist and it shows a cyclist stopped at a light. Like most cyclists / commuters by bike, he’s carrying a backpack but he’s not packing just his lunch in it.
Instead, he placed an electric fan inside and it’s actually turned on. This way, whatever breeze the fan makes blows straight to the back of his head. This might seem like small relief from the heat, but it’s definitely better than no breeze at all.
The video has sparked hilarious comments and jokes at the cyclist’s expense, as was to be expected. If you know anything of the Brits, you know they’re so unaccustomed to the heat (or the sunlight, in general) that they hit the beach as soon as temperatures reach 77 degrees Fahrenheit (or 25 degrees Celsius).
The recent heatwave caused serious trouble for the infrastructure: planes were delayed and entire flights canceled, the trains stopped working, and pavement and stairs began to melt. Commuters would hit the tube in nothing but swimming trunks, women took the ironing outside because they couldn’t breathe indoors, and people would strip in cities and lounge on beach chairs to top their tan.
In other words, a cyclist with a huge electric fan on his back is not the strangest sight in heatwave-struck Britain.
You will also find the footage available at the bottom of the page. It’s recorded on the phone of a fellow motorist and it shows a cyclist stopped at a light. Like most cyclists / commuters by bike, he’s carrying a backpack but he’s not packing just his lunch in it.
Instead, he placed an electric fan inside and it’s actually turned on. This way, whatever breeze the fan makes blows straight to the back of his head. This might seem like small relief from the heat, but it’s definitely better than no breeze at all.
The video has sparked hilarious comments and jokes at the cyclist’s expense, as was to be expected. If you know anything of the Brits, you know they’re so unaccustomed to the heat (or the sunlight, in general) that they hit the beach as soon as temperatures reach 77 degrees Fahrenheit (or 25 degrees Celsius).
The recent heatwave caused serious trouble for the infrastructure: planes were delayed and entire flights canceled, the trains stopped working, and pavement and stairs began to melt. Commuters would hit the tube in nothing but swimming trunks, women took the ironing outside because they couldn’t breathe indoors, and people would strip in cities and lounge on beach chairs to top their tan.
In other words, a cyclist with a huge electric fan on his back is not the strangest sight in heatwave-struck Britain.
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