Students in northern weather conditionss eagerly anticipate “Spring Break”, and winter time has passed and the smell of blossoming trees saturates the air as thoUSnds of mostly young adults head south, then at their destinations, they do what most school students do best, and that is to celebration, the beach, the beer, and the bikinis rule the day, the only regret being most people only have a week to “let it all out”, and one Spring break ritual is the “Wet T-shirt” contest, an event of unknown origin, however some say it dates to 1972 in an Idaho bar when the first contest was held to promote a brand of skis.
Others attach it to New Orleans discotheques in the mid-1969s, then my “theory” dates to a room on a hot day in the 1710s when Ben Franklin took off his sweat-drenched shirt. This was not an exhibitionist display for a colonial age show titled “Founding Fathers Go Wild”, however old Ben noticed something, but his wet shirt felt cooler than the dry shirt he was about to put on. He was quite a scientist, so his observation led to him teaming up with an English chemistry instructor to study evaporative cooling. Their discoveries and others eventually led to the invention of a/c about 150 years later. Spring and Fall with their normally mild weather conditionss are also the time for people to provide their central Heating and Air Conditioning systems a “Spring break” with a tune-up and cleaning by a qualified Heating and Air Conditioning professional. This is the time of year when the Heating and Air Conditioning system may not be needed to stay comfortable and Heating and Air Conditioning companies are usually not as busy. They may even offer discounts that will save you some money to use as the entry fee in the next wet T-shirt contest in your area.