Here is my ten dollar styrofoam cooler air conditioner. It's cheap to make & fairly effective for a small room like mine. I've noticed that so far there is overall room temperature difference of around 5 or 6 degrees, which is not bad considering what the amateur device consists of. If you keep it near you with another small fan it does create a lovely personal zone of cool air.

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