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I promised some thoughts on air conditioning, but I'm intermixing them with guns.
Guns
Data about the number of concealed carry permits issued to date in Illinois is available here. The total is 69,000, and there's a breakdown by county. The county breakdown is useless, as it appears to match the relative population of the county. 69,000 may sound like a lot, but that's less than half-a-percent of Illinois' population of 12 million.
Air Conditioning, or Terraforming Terra
During my trip to England, I did not sleep one night in an air-conditioned building. This was not a problem, as temperatures barely got into the 70s. Here in Chicago, it would have been an issue - we average 14 days a year with highs over 90, a lot of 80 degree days, and impressive amounts of heat and humidity.
Air conditioning made Chicago much more bearable. For places like Atlanta and Arizona, air conditioning made them habitable.
Guns
Data about the number of concealed carry permits issued to date in Illinois is available here. The total is 69,000, and there's a breakdown by county. The county breakdown is useless, as it appears to match the relative population of the county. 69,000 may sound like a lot, but that's less than half-a-percent of Illinois' population of 12 million.
Air Conditioning, or Terraforming Terra
During my trip to England, I did not sleep one night in an air-conditioned building. This was not a problem, as temperatures barely got into the 70s. Here in Chicago, it would have been an issue - we average 14 days a year with highs over 90, a lot of 80 degree days, and impressive amounts of heat and humidity.
Air conditioning made Chicago much more bearable. For places like Atlanta and Arizona, air conditioning made them habitable.