The Difference Between Air Conditioners and Dehumidifiers These
two appliances are almost identical — except for where the heat
is rejected There’s a great Patton Oswalt bit where he
contemplates meeting George Lucas in 1996 (gotta love the
oblique intros). After slobbering over the original Star Wars
trilogy and just about suffering an aneurysm over a possible new
trilogy, his enthusiasm tapers off dramatically. He finds out
what the new movies will be about, namely all the background
filler behind his favorite characters and moments — which he
hasn’t the palest interest in. To paraphrase, we don't care
where the stuff we love comes from; we just love them. A
parallel idea defines most technology. (How was that for a
tortured analogy?) People don’t care how iPhones work or why
their laptop no longer does. They love all what their iPhone
does: web browsing, apps, the intermittently working phones.
What’s not to like? Air conditioning and dehumidifiers are the
same way. They produce cool and dry air, respectiv