Comments on: Only in India: ill-advised bodges from the subcontinent http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: WinstonSmith2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1393620 WinstonSmith2012 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1393620 The pants as ducts thing is actually quite clever. The pants as ducts thing is actually quite clever.

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1393523 Michael Smith Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1393523  It works both ways.  It works both ways.

]]> By: blueelm http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1393209 blueelm Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1393209 I thought what they were trying to do is route the cool air into each room more directly using the pant legs. I thought what they were trying to do is route the cool air into each room more directly using the pant legs.

]]> By: LogrusZed http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1393170 LogrusZed Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1393170  I think it is. I first heard it when I used to watch Junkyard Wars, which is a U.K. program (or "programme").  I think it is. I first heard it when I used to watch Junkyard Wars, which is a U.K. program (or “programme”).

]]> By: LogrusZed http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1393168 LogrusZed Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1393168  Also called a "swamp cooler", and as you point out they are cheaper than an AC unit. They are really common in huge form in places like Arizona because they work quite well in a dry climate. They dominate the roofs of buildings all over the desert there, and the noise isn't much of a factor when they are on the roof.  Also called a “swamp cooler”, and as you point out they are cheaper than an AC unit. They are really common in huge form in places like Arizona because they work quite well in a dry climate. They dominate the roofs of buildings all over the desert there, and the noise isn’t much of a factor when they are on the roof.

]]> By: snowmentality http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1393152 snowmentality Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1393152  Hahaha. My first thought upon reading the post title and seeing the pants image was "This really doesn't happen only in India … as proved by There I Fixed It." Then I saw the mention of There I Fixed It, and was happy. Klugers of the world, unite!  Hahaha. My first thought upon reading the post title and seeing the pants image was “This really doesn’t happen only in India … as proved by There I Fixed It.” Then I saw the mention of There I Fixed It, and was happy.

Klugers of the world, unite!

]]> By: Shashwath T.R. http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392962 Shashwath T.R. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392962 Surprised they don't have this one: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/~jajoo/childbear.htm Surprised they don’t have this one: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/~jajoo/childbear.htm

]]> By: Shashwath T.R. http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392960 Shashwath T.R. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392960 Also, there are quite a few dialects that confuse the v/w sound with a b - "beds" is probably how they pronounce it... Also, there are quite a few dialects that confuse the v/w sound with a b – “beds” is probably how they pronounce it…

]]> By: Robert http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392958 Robert Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392958 I suppose if you don't have gobs of disposable income and Home Depots on every corner... I suppose if you don’t have gobs of disposable income and Home Depots on every corner…

]]> By: pjk http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392929 pjk Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392929 there's a great Venezuelan version of this too... www.soloenvenezuela.com ... kinda helps to know Spanish, but not for all of it. some great examples of the Venezuelan sense of humor too, which is very sharp and self-deprecating. also, some of it just makes me sad. there’s a great Venezuelan version of this too… http://www.soloenvenezuela.com … kinda helps to know Spanish, but not for all of it. some great examples of the Venezuelan sense of humor too, which is very sharp and self-deprecating. also, some of it just makes me sad.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392901 Guest Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392901 It's a great word. Just short of a kluge, more than a workaround. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bodge It’s a great word. Just short of a kluge, more than a workaround.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bodge

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392899 Guest Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392899 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392885 Joseph Francis Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392885  OK, that makes more sense :)  OK, that makes more sense :)

]]> By: Mandar Harshe http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392868 Mandar Harshe Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392868 Raj "Beds" Deepika :) It's common to have a sign saying "A Weds B" outside a marriage hall (I'm not sure if that term exists outside India, basically a place where weddings take place) when a wedding is in progress. Raj “Beds” Deepika :) It’s common to have a sign saying “A Weds B” outside a marriage hall (I’m not sure if that term exists outside India, basically a place where weddings take place) when a wedding is in progress.

]]> By: wizardru http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392863 wizardru Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392863 Is bodge a UK-phrase?  I can suss it's meaning in context, but I've never heard it before. Is bodge a UK-phrase?  I can suss it’s meaning in context, but I’ve never heard it before.

]]> By: Joshua Borgardt http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392858 Joshua Borgardt Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392858 If that was the case wouldn't the pants be sucked into the intake? If that was the case wouldn’t the pants be sucked into the intake?

]]> By: mtdna http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392845 mtdna Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392845 Is it ironic that the site itself is such a kluge? Unless I'm missing something, there's a total of 16 pictures. Is it ironic that the site itself is such a kluge? Unless I’m missing something, there’s a total of 16 pictures.

]]> By: engadgetLove http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392826 engadgetLove Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392826  It is a 'room cooler' basically a big ass fan housed in chassis with a mesh of some kind of roots and there's water flowing down all over the mesh and the fan throws in some of that inside the room. It cheaper and noisy compared to an AC but most south asian low middle class families use these. Including ppl in Pakistan and India.  It is a ‘room cooler’ basically a big ass fan housed in chassis with a mesh of some kind of roots and there’s water flowing down all over the mesh and the fan throws in some of that inside the room.

It cheaper and noisy compared to an AC but most south asian low middle class families use these. Including ppl in Pakistan and India.

]]> By: chellberty http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392820 chellberty Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392820 reminds me of a safe idea the "Heatdown tube" http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=m5rM7QDi_5E#t=1055s reminds me of a safe idea the “Heatdown tube” http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=m5rM7QDi_5E#t=1055s

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392817 Dlo Burns Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392817 http://we2our2.blogspot.it/2012/04/priceless.html You go girl! http://we2our2.blogspot.it/2012/04/priceless.html

You go girl!

]]> By: CLamb http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392815 CLamb Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392815 This is confusing.  It looks like the wrong end of the air conditioner is inside the house.  The end with vents on the side is the end for discharging heat which belongs outside--unless someone is trying to heat the house with it.  Are the pants there to channel the air flow or is someone trying to dry them after washing? This is confusing.  It looks like the wrong end of the air conditioner is inside the house.  The end with vents on the side is the end for discharging heat which belongs outside–unless someone is trying to heat the house with it.  Are the pants there to channel the air flow or is someone trying to dry them after washing?

]]> By: beemoh http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392814 beemoh Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392814 It seems like a silly idea, but I think it's got legs. EDIT: wait, the first one on the site of the first one on the BB post? It seems like a silly idea, but I think it’s got legs.

EDIT: wait, the first one on the site of the first one on the BB post?

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2012/04/11/only-in-india-ill-advised-bod.html#comment-1392808 Joseph Francis Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=154051#comment-1392808 What's wrong with the first one? I'm missing it. The date? They go D-M-Y there. What’s wrong with the first one? I’m missing it. The date? They go D-M-Y there.

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