Hardware creator makes hat that is both a 'functioning art piece' and also uses a Noctua fan to deliver six-hours of personal cooling

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England, a country built on brick designed to retain heat, experienced a historic heatwave last month. Having experienced the blistering 37°C/98.6°F peak myself, there's little I would not have done to escape that heat—even donning a silly-looking personal cooling wearable didn't seem beyond the pail.

Hardware channel Making Stuff with Mike is based in Denmark, which has also experienced its share of record-breaking heat. So, the YouTuber created a "functioning art piece" to keep him cool during the in-tents heat of BornHack 2026. The 'art piece' in question is a hard hat with an unusual centerpiece jutting out of it: A mini-chimney with a ...

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