The Cure for “Burn-Your-Feet” Beach Sand
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From the land of indoor ski slopes in the middle of the desert and man-made islands in the shape of palm trees comes the latest in luxury recreation: an artificially cooled beach.
The Palazzo Versace resort in Dubai has hired an engineering firm to make sunbathing bearable during the area’s 122-degree summer days. A complex system of underground heat-absorbing pipes cools the sand – cool enough to lie on. Aboveground wind turbines send cool breezes over beachgoers. The resort will also feature cooled swimming pools.
The ocean is on its own.
(Source: Popular Science)
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