Can we please equip these to every sidewalk next summer?

37 comments

1. Was it 2005? I have this image that micro mists suddenly became popular around the time the World Expo was held in Nagoya.

2. The one thing I’ve always thought would make summer tolerable is more humidity.

3. Im not a fan of them because wey make the air so moist that you cannot cool yourself via sweat.

4. Please no, ruins my hair and increases he humidity.

5. Oh yeah, let’s make the air at sidewalk level even more humid. That ought to do the trick.

6. How about plant some trees?

7. I wear contacts and it is a hassle trying not to get stank water in them when im passing by these things

8. There is some in my station shopping street, it’s not that cool tbh and lots of people use umbrellas under them even tho it’s a covered street so it’s a pain.

9. This is better for dry heat environments.

   It’s a nice thought though.

10. (rainbolt pic)

    solamachi mall

11. Nothing like a blast of dirty water particles into my already sweaty face in a 75% humidity

12. I always went out of my way to walk around those. Dislike.

13. Ah yes, I love being sweaty

14. As a videographer I hate these things lmfao. Spent half my summer dodging these to protect my camera

15. I was thinking about how I got sprayed by one of these in Tokyo, then I looked at the name of the sub.

    I don’t like it. Don’t want to feel even more wet.

16. It might work in the desert, but it’s not the right method for an island country

17. Woah that would be fantastic!

18. Or, imagine this, more trees! Foliage! Greenery! Cooling cities!

19. I need one in my bedroom!

20. Silent hill simulator

21. Do you understand how humidity works ???????

22. Went past these at the expo, it was basically just normal temperature air that added even more humidity with the mist. No reason to add water unless ice in humid climate. Just have normal fans.

23. Yeah, why not? I love water on my glasses. I also love more humidity and wetter clothes.

24. I went to a park last weekend that had one of these at the entrance. As soon as I passed through, I immediately sank into like 10cm of mud…

    Now of course that’s not a problem walking on the sidewalk, but it still sucked.. and I didn’t really feel any cooler.

25. You have the illusion of chill for about 10 seconds and then suffer twice as much from the increased humidity afterwards. More greenery and better airflow in the city is best. But unfortunately the winds from the seaside are blocked by huge corporate skyscrapers, which also contributes to a heat Island effect.

26. I can already see people’s digital equipment getting ruined and sueing the government lol

27. as if it was not humid enough….

28. There is nothing my camera lens enjoys more than a good mist soaking.

    And like the others in this thread I’m constantly disappointed that I’m not quite wet enough while walking around in Japan’s summer.

    Bring it on.

29. I’d prefer just more rain than this

30. yeah, more humidity, random water from unknown source to your face, energy waste that brings more overall heat into the city or overload the power grid, yeah you are genious.

31. Yeah no thanks. I’d rather not get covered in mist from some unknown water source. I’m already wet enough with sweat.

32. Aside from the humidity issue I also wouldn’t trust these to remain 100% free of legionella

33. Absolutely NO THANKS! Such a joke.

    Maybe start caring about climate change instead of making it worse.
    Plant s o m e trees.

34. No thanks. Humidity is my only complaint, not the heat.

35. My camera (yes it’s water resistant but still annoying)

36. No.

37. The narrow streets in the neighborhoods here are ideal for the colorful canopies they use in [Spain](https://www.islands.com/1865600/coastal-spanish-city-malaga-shopping-district-shaded-incredible-colorful-canopy-hadmade-artists/). If you can’t plant trees, that might be a good option for some places.

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