I live in a dorm room and my roommate is a total faggot and keeps closing the window, after which the room instantly turns into an oven. I would have told him something but i fucking hate talking to him (also i severely doubt that i could manage to resolve the conflict as he is a total sperg) so im left to look for alternative solutions.
Ive brushed up on some physics and figured that the reason this small as fuck room heats up so quickly so much has to with its laughably small heat capacity. Perhaps i could artificially increase it by stacking up a large number of water filled bottles around the place.
So i would like to ask about how many would i need to have any significant effect. I think i can hide around 150 liters of water around the place without him noticing it and realizing what im doing. (Ive noticed him studying physics several times so there is a decent chance he will figure it out and confront me about it which is like the exact thing im attempting to avoid here) Also Is there any point to spreading the water around or can i just hide them all under the table.
Pic related its the first of (hopefully) many. As you can see i can stack the bottles on each other like bricks since there are walls on both sides. Perhaps i could even get away with another layer in front of the one im building now. He doesnt have any reason to look under my table and the geometry of the situation would suggest that he wont notice it unless he looks there, and even then he might not realize they are filled with water since its transparent and its pretty dark down there.
>>16854 >I would have told him something but i fucking hate talking to him
communication is the problem. Your roommate can't read your mind. If you leave what are you going to do if you run into another problem with someone else? leave again. Learn to communicate bruh.
>>16854 I continue to thank the heavens that I'm not in a dorm anymore, that was hell.
You have to realize that there is no solution to your problem that avoids confrontation. If you did manage to cool your room down sufficiently, your roommate, who wants it hot, would bring in a space-heater or something to warm things up again. My recommendation is to start lounging around completely naked. This will keep you cool, but also lead your roommate to ask you why, at which point you can explain the heat situation. Best of luck OP.
maybe your roommate thinks its cold lol
anyway you could always ask calmly if there is any reason he closes the window
"sup dude, any reason you keep closing the window, are you cold or something?"
if he says he is, you just back off and open the window when he is away. he can close it later when he comes back
if he doesnt say anything, ask if its okay to close it, and if it is, close it. if it's not, then back off and yaddayadda
i think its pretty reasonable. if he doesn't say anything like a sperg then you just keep doing what you're doing and wait for him to close it again lol. optionally, you could hang out somewhere else because fuck him. i dunno
>>16855 > what are you going to do if you run into another problem with someone else? leave again.
Sounds like a plan to me
>>16856 >would bring in a space-heater or something to warm things up again
We actually cant do that and even if we could i doubt thats something he would do. I do not want to talk to him
>>16857 I do not want to talk to him and would rather boil to death.
>>16858 >wtf is this autistic shit
Its perfect. I can solve the problem without having to confront anybody. Not to mention that building myself a heat battery is cool as fuck... i just need to know if itll work or if it is a waste of time. Itll be some massive pain to disassemble as we dont have a sink in the room
Buy or make a cooling suit. Something like a cooling vest with a jacket over it, it will keep environmental heat out and pull away body heat. Less bulk, only affects you, no one else has a reason to fuck with it. Oh, and portable.
>>16854 I feel you nanon.
I've been living in a shared flat for 10 years.
>>16860 >I do not want to talk to him
Pretty much what I do. From experience it's usually not even worth it and it makes living there even more uncomfortable.
Prevent shitty roommates and living conditions. You should have inspected the place prior to moving in. You should have got a place off campus, those are the best if you find the ideal place. It's a lot of foot work and recon, but it's worth it if you find a good place. Dorm room shit is disgusting.
>>16868 You think id be living here if id have a choice
I could try to switch roommates (probably not possible mid-semester like this) but honestly hes not that bad. Certainly not bad enough to risk ending up even worse.
Establish dominance by fucking him in the ass. If he hates it, continue to tear up his rectum every time he closes the window. If he's a total homo (like you) and loves it, threaten to withhold the dick if he doesn't keep the window open.
End result: you get to stay cool, and you get to nut.
>>16869 Buy a bike. You will save money on transit,improve health, and you increase your chances of finding a place. Being picky is related to laziness. The more options you provide yourself the more you can afford to be picky.
>>16870 So you're a foreigner? That would make sense, not having a choice for picking. Dorm was part of the package wasn't it?
How about you stop being a pussy and just wear less clothes?Warmth is easier to handle than cold.If it gets too warm you can always lose your shirt and only wear shorts.
Another way to handle this dispute is by settling on the middle ground temperature which both of you can handle.Place a thermometer inside your dorm so he can't bitch about feeling cold when it's not.
>>16880 My own faggotry is not relevant. I mean yeah im being a massive pussy here but i didnt choose to be like this
>>16878 If i wore any less clothes id be swinging my dick around at this point. I also sleep naked under a thinass blanket. I really dont want to talk to him
>Warmth is easier to handle than cold
what
>be too warm
>nothing to do except sweat like a marathon runner
vs
>be too cold
>just put something on and start being comfortable again
Could you please explain to me how is the second option worse
>>16876 Im not a foreigner. I cant explain the reason im cursed with this place without revealing too much about myself.
Fat people are more sensitive to heat and require less of it to be warm. Fat people can stay in cold climates longer than a skinny person. Anything else about yourself you'd like to share with us mr nanon?
Being on a low carbohydrate diet is another reason why your body temperature is always on the lower side – your body gets heat and energy from carbohydrates. Low iron in the blood may also be the reason why you feel cold. This may also cause cold sweat in your hands, forehead, and legs. Low or high blood pressure may as well cause chills after eating. And of course, stress can make you feel cold.
>Hypothyroidism
Why do I get cold after I eat? The answers can vary, and one of them can be a condition known as hypothyroidism, in which your thyroid gland fails to produce an adequate amount of thyroid hormone. Your thyroid gland is responsible for controlling functions, such as metabolism and temperature regulation. If you have hypothyroidism, you are going to be extremely sensitive to temperature changes, usually quite intolerant to cold.
Other symptoms of this condition include low energy, weight gain, hair loss, depression, and brittle hair and nails. Your doctor will make a diagnosis by ordering a blood test and prescribe medications to treat this condition.
>Other Health Conditions
Some other conditions may also be the answer to your question, why do I get cold after I eat. For instance, you may experience chills after eating due to malnutrition, anemia, diabetes, anorexia, and immune deficiencies like AIDS and lupus.
It could be due to diabetes, especially when diabetes damages your kidneys and causes a condition called diabetic nephropathy. You may also experience other symptoms, such as itchiness, nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, confusion, shortness of breath, confusion, and swelling in the feet, face, or hands.
It could be due to an eating disorder called anorexia. People suffering from this condition become very thin with resisting getting fat. Along with feeling cold, there are some other symptoms associated with anorexia: you keep thinking about your body weight; you are at least 15% below your ideal body weight for your height; and you have not had your period for at least 3 months.
<Why Do I Get Cold After I Eat?
Depending on the temperature and type of food you eat, it is natural to experience some changes in your body temperature after eating. Usually, your body heats up when your blood moves to your digestive system and away from the extremities. Your body temperature will also rise while digesting food that requires more energy to break down, such as protein. Yet, your body temperature may come down if you have eaten cold foods and increase when you eat hot foods. Below are some possible causes of coldness after eating.
>>16889 My diet is mostly protein based. I really dislike sugar in all forms because it makes me nauseous. I dont know what does the rest of the text has to do with me as i have the exact opposite issue
>>16894 >1
Im not that autistic. You do realize i have to spend the rest of the year here with this person
>2
Id have to get a permission first to get to invite somebody over, which kind of defeats the purpose
>3
wow
Douse him with ice water every time he closes the window. Don't say anything.
Eventually his mind will associate closing the window with negative feelings and he'll stop doing it.
Anyway if you have nothing to lose you should just talk to him.
If you are worried about what he thinks of you, as you seemed to imply then you should be worried about what he is gonna think about a roommate that never says anything.
>>16896 This is actually my second year with him. The first year here ive fucked up the reservation process and lost the room ive originally wanted. Ive managed to snag this one only thanks some sheer luck (somebody cancelled at the last minute and theyve thought to call me of all people), otherwise id have to commute an ungodly long distance. I reserved this one for the second year because ive kind of assumed that he would pick any room but this one once hed see my name already there. Guess i was wrong. We often go months without exchanging a single word other than maybe hi. It is always very difficult for me to talk to people im not accustomed to and this guy somehow even after all that time still remains a stranger to whatever part of me triggers the anxiety. In fact id swear its gotten worse. Just the thought of having to somehow attract his attention so that i can start saying words fills me with pure terror. Even the letter thing noticeably raises my blood pressure. He doesnt seem to have any desire to talk to me so im not gonna force him to do so. Weve kind of learned to exist next to each other without too many issues. I respect his personal space and he respects mine, honestly what more could i ask for. I have no doubt about his autism though. When i hear him talking with his mother over the phone or observe his behavior in general its very clear that this person just isnt right in the head.
>>16904 >I respect his personal space and he respects mine, honestly what more could i ask for.
Since you made this thread it's clear he doesn't respect yours enough.
I suggest at least trying >>16894 #1 and then #2 if that doesn't work.
You really have nothing to lose, i doubt he will even try to talk to you about it after he receives the message.
>16905
>You really have nothing to lose
I do though, thats the issue. I have the rest of the year to spend with the person. God knows hows he gonna react to it or affect his approach to the entire situation here. I really wish to avoid any interaction at all
>>16906 >I really wish to avoid any interaction at all
This is starting to become a philosophical problem.
You cannot influnce the people behaviour and the world around you without somehow interacting with it directly or indirectly.
If you want to minimize interaction you should either use an indirect method of communication like a note, letter, email, text message or IM or get somebody else to communicate with the guy on your behalf. These are the two best methods.
If you think about it your idea of putting 150 liters of water in your room could cause some really unpleasant interactions, imagining having to explain to your roommate why 100 bottles of water are hidden in various places in the room, that is painful to imagine even to me.
>>16908 I dont think hed say anything at all actually. Worst case scenario i tell him its none of his business.
The entire point of this post was to solve the issue without influencing him at all. If the heat dynamics work the way i think they do, it really is achievable. You can use the fact that this a preferable option to me to make an image of just how badly i actually want to avoid that
Mods sorry if I sounded weird for asking hair color, did you not catch the sarcasm? I do appreciate your censorship. With out i, this place would be a hot steaming pile of shit.
>>16856 >start lounging around completely naked
This was the answer. If your dorm has some rooming rule forbidding it, wear a speedo. Whenever you talk to him lounge back with your arms and legs spread. When you're standing up and he isn't, stand close enough that your package is in his face.
>>16863 He's trying to change the environment around him, in a way that won't particularly work well, rather than focusing on how he can change himself to suit the environment. It would be similar to building a car around a tire rather than building a tire for a car.
>>17201 >It would be similar to building a car around a tire rather than building a tire for a car.
That analogy is not very good as it assumes that changing himself requires less effort than the environment which is likely not the case here.
>>16854 I actually like the idea of bringing up the heat capacity of the room. The only problem I can think of is that it will slow down the rate at which the temperature increases but not the temperature itself. In other words, you will end up with the initial situation after some time if your roommate's intention is to make the room warm. I suggest having more water bottles than you need and placing the extra bottles in a cold place. You can then move them to the room and move the same amount of bottles to the cold place each day. I don't really see the point of being discreet either. Your roommate has to realize why you are doing it and then explicitly ask you to stop. I think this is a big enough barrier for him not to bother you.
>>17677 Sadly i have only one room - he one im in. Yeah i know i will only slow down the heating process instead of stopping it. The issue though is much more the speed at which it heats up than the final temperature due to the dynamics of the situation (I can severely cool the place down when hes not there etc). Also i would very much prefer for it to stay secret just because its more comfortable that way
>>17678 Its gotten colder, so the window pretty much stays closed now during the day. Also i think the building management ramped up the heating because its gotten fucking awful. Im not collecting the bottles fast enough. Interestingly he often tries to put on some clothes before closing it (suggesting that understands the issue) but then when the place gets hot af he somehow doesnt notice it, and that even with all that insulation. He does open it for the night though so thats nice (for now that is).
>>17677 <...it assumes that changing himself requires less effort than the environment which is likely not the case here.
>Does not have control of facilities, i.e. heating and cooling systems
>Has someone in the same room that doesn't have the same environmental preferences, will lead to conflict if he changes the evironment
>Could build cooling vest that only affects himself and other person has no reason to bitch about it
<Hauling gallons of water into room that eventually reach heat capacity and need to be moved again to cooling area to dissipate heat, repeat
less effort
>>17684 I dont have time, nor resources, nor the fine motorics (guaranteed im gonna fuck it up and end up destroying the parts and with water everywhere) necessary to build such a thing. On the other hand, i can simply put a bunch of water in a cupboard and be done with it. I dont have to move it again after that as i can simply cool the place down when hes not present. Its like 100 times less effort. I mean thx but its not a very practical idea.
>>17686 I did not. I dont know how powerful the the heating is, the rooms heat capacity without the water or how much heat do we lose through the walls. I was hoping somebody would give me at least the rough idea.
For the resetting i can imagine it would depend on how much did it heat up. But since the temperature difference would be significantly larger when going in the the other direction (i can chill this place very rapidly as opposed to heating it up), it would also take much shorter time (nonlinearily since the higher the difference, the higher the heat transfer speed). The only thing really im not sure about is how much of an issue would the airs relatively low heat conductivity cause.
I used to live somewhere that got so hot in the summer that the a/c couldn't keep it cooler than 80 degrees during the day. This was back in the days of diablo 2 lan parties which meant 4 sexually frustrated teenage virgins crammed into the same room with their gigantic gaming rigs. I'm not sure how or why it worked, but we kept ourselves cool by using 6 large fans plus the ceiling fan to blast air around and out of the room. It worked so well my parents called my room the wind tunnel. Eventually they got tired of the noise and bought me a window a/c.
>>17688 If you can cool the room down quickly, a fan directing airflow across the bottles would create a significant acceleration of the cooling process. The surface area of the bottles will also affect the reset time and the bottles likely have a poor surface area to volume ratio, since they're likely semi-optimized to carry the most liquid using the least amount of plastic.
Maybe you could stack them in front of a box fan, where every other row is laying down so there are channels for airflow. If you put some cardboard on top, you might be able to get a few rows, up to the height of the box fan. To keep them in place, wrap some plastic wrap around the outer perimeter of the bottles. The bottles may need some cardboard spacers at the tops to keep them in place.
Ive brushed up on some physics and figured that the reason this small as fuck room heats up so quickly so much has to with its laughably small heat capacity. Perhaps i could artificially increase it by stacking up a large number of water filled bottles around the place.
So i would like to ask about how many would i need to have any significant effect. I think i can hide around 150 liters of water around the place without him noticing it and realizing what im doing. (Ive noticed him studying physics several times so there is a decent chance he will figure it out and confront me about it which is like the exact thing im attempting to avoid here) Also Is there any point to spreading the water around or can i just hide them all under the table.
Pic related its the first of (hopefully) many. As you can see i can stack the bottles on each other like bricks since there are walls on both sides. Perhaps i could even get away with another layer in front of the one im building now. He doesnt have any reason to look under my table and the geometry of the situation would suggest that he wont notice it unless he looks there, and even then he might not realize they are filled with water since its transparent and its pretty dark down there.