"Outsmart The Heat" — College Student Makes DIY Air Conditioner While Staying In Uni Dorm
According to the student, he spent only RM30 to make the item.
By Wayne Garreth — 13 Jun 2023, 12:22 PM
With temperatures rising all across Malaysia over the past few weeks, some have tried to find creative ways to beat the heat
A Malaysian university student, who goes simply by Daniel, recently shared an innovative creation of his on TikTok.
In the 23-second clip, the student showed how he created his own DIY air conditioner for his dorm room. Sharing its appearance, the item looked fairly simplistic at first glance, using just a few accessible items that any person can attain easily.
The list of items required to make it include:
1. Stand fan
2. Polystyrene ice box
3. Ice shavings
4. Two disposable plastic bottles
5. Salt
On top of that, Daniel also shared the steps of how to make this DIY air conditioner:
2. Add salt to the ice shavings, and then add the shavings into the ice box
3. Insert the two disposable plastic bottles on the two side holes made on the ice box
4. Close the lid of the ice box and lay the stand fan on top of the box
5. Turn the stand fan on and feel the cool air flow from the two holes of the plastic bottles from the side
In a brief conversation with online publication mStar, the student, who comes from Kuala Lumpur University (UniKL) in Lumut, Perak, stated that the DIY air conditioner can last anywhere between two to three hours, depending on the type of ice used.
"Every night when we go to sleep, we get to feel cool. For me, I gave this idea to my roommate to make his DIY air conditioner. For a small space like ours, we do get to feel cold. We're going to attempt to use dry ice after this, to see if it can last longer," he said in a conversation with mStar.
To make the creation even more impressive, Daniel also stated that the total cost of making the DIY air conditioner was just RM30. RM17 went into buying the ice box, RM10 for the ice, and RM3 for the salt.
Thoroughly impressed by his creation, many people praised Daniel for his innovation in the comments section of the video, which has received over three million views at the time of writing
"May you receive the award for innovation in 2023 for this creation," penned one user.
Offering alternative solutions, others even chimed in by giving Daniel advice for his future DIY air conditioners, such as using solid ice so it will last longer.
"Freeze large bottles of mineral water and put it inside, less wastage. You will have cold water to drink after it melts," shared another user.
One person also suggested that if Daniel felt that this was too time consuming to make, he could purchase an ice pack, as it can be used repeatedly.
Recalling their past, some users also mentioned how they have made this item before, too.
"I made this as a school project once before!" shared one user, while another person touchingly shared how her husband made this for her when they were newly, as they couldn't afford to purchase an air conditioner yet.
