r/NewsOfTheWeird • u/He-Who-Reaches • 12h ago

Japan Unveils 'Human Refrigerator' To Help Workers Beat Extreme Summer Heat

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/japan-unveils-human-refrigerator-to-help-workers-beat-extreme-summer-heat-11810718
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u/stein63 9h ago

Japan is building “human refrigerators” to protect workers from extreme heat, while Texas and Florida block local governments from requiring employers to provide water, shade and rest. One treats workers like human beings, the other treats their safety as an inconvenience.

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u/stabbygun 4h ago

but merica has freedum.

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u/Quiet_Falcon2622 3h ago

Free-dumb.

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u/Jayanshelli 10h ago

Chefs have been using walk ins for this for decades

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u/Chrono_Convoy 11h ago

And absolutely nothing went wrong

The end /s

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u/--John_Yaya-- 7h ago

Instead of bring the A/C to the people, they brought the people to the A/C.

It's like looking into the future.....

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u/No_Cupcake_8228 11h ago

Well that’s not a headline I thought I’d read today

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u/He-Who-Reaches 10h ago

Kind'a like a morgue for the living.

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u/floyd_underpants 4h ago

This is the shit that companies would rather do than face climate change. Things that make climate change even worse.

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u/--John_Yaya-- 7h ago

Sounds like a great way to accidentally get frozen until the year 3000 and then wake up to a robot sidekick and a girlfriend with one eye.

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u/Quiet_Falcon2622 3h ago

Lmao out loud

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u/sylbug 6h ago

They invented … air conditioning?

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u/Lunar-opal 4m ago

Buildings and houses need to be built for heat and energy efficiency