r/oddlyterrifying • u/ashsabre • 3d ago

Stealing electricity in Southeast Asia

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u/PNW35 3d ago

This reminds me of taking a shower in Honduras. You want hot water, you got to touch the two wires above the shower head together to get it.

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u/Inquisitor_Machina 3d ago

What the heck

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u/PNW35 3d ago

Yeah, luckily it was so hot there that you didn’t really want a hot shower.

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u/PangolinPalantir 3d ago

Sounds like Honduras. Such a warm wet place. Sweating while toweling off after a cold shower. And yet they would serve hot soup all over, blew my mind. A+ fruit though.

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u/WaZ606 3d ago

In the UK they say if you're hot. Have a cup of tea. Something about core temperature....likely it's an old wives tale but hey, it's an excuse for a cup of tea.

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u/kiffmet 3d ago

The cup of tea makes you sweat if you're already hot. It's the same thing with the preference for spicy food in regions with high ambient temperatures.

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u/foolonthe 3d ago

This advice only works in dry climates

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u/planetgong 2d ago

We just think tea is the answer to everything mate

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u/coolbeans080 3d ago

They do this in Mexico as well. They make it super spicy to make you sweat which in turn cools you down.

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u/PangolinPalantir 3d ago

That's actually an interesting way of doing it. Probably works well! The ones in Honduras I don't remember having much spiciness. Lots of cumin though, especially on green mangos.

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u/PNW35 3d ago

Or boiling hot coffee at noon. Best coffee ever though.