Original question by @tetris11@lemmy.ml

To let a breeze into your room, do your windows open out from the bottom or the top?

If your windows are stacked (upper and lower) which part opens and which part stays fixed?

(Germans with 3D windows don’t count. Lüften is a weird cultish ritual and you should all feel bad.)

      • @ManixT@lemmy.world
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        111 days ago

        I hate this style of window. I live in Europe and have plenty of them in my house. Compared to typical north American designs that slide up or down to open, you lose the ability to open your window varying amounts. Not to mention your air only comes in at the top and any desired draft is blocked. Fully opening them is a pain because they’re so large and need a huge sweeping area clear.

        I feel they’re only really superior when you’re living 3+ storeys high.

        Also, the lack of bug screens here is mind boggling.

    • slazer2au
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      011 days ago

      I do enjoy making people who don’t know about these windows have that momentarily freakout when they use option 1.

      • @MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub
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        111 days ago

        And you can continue the fun when they start experimenting with it and inevitably fall into option 1.5 and have the window hanging from one corner.

  • yeehaw
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    111 days ago

    Mine all slide, they don’t swing. Either up/down or left/right

  • @cacti@ani.social
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    010 days ago

    How is “lüften” a weird cultish ritual? I’m not German, but opening your windows in the morning and in the evening while doing things like brushing your teeth or showering seems pretty standard to me.

    • @percent@infosec.pub
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      210 days ago

      That would make the house hot af where I am. (Or cold af in the winter time)

      Also, humidity levels would increase, not decrease, because the air conditioner dehumidifies.

      …I suppose it’s not hard to guess that I’m in southern US. People sometimes die if their A/C breaks during a heat wave.

      Fun fact: Florida used to be much less livable. Its population skyrocketed when air conditioning was invented.