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Fume hood
- Source: Energy Use and Savings Potential for Laboratory Fume Hoods "[...] Fume hoods create large amounts of airflow, which drives the overall HVAC sizing and energy requirements of the buildings in which they are located. For standard two-meter (six-foot) hoods, per-hood energy costs range from $4,600 for moderate climates such as Los Angeles, USA to $9,300/year for extreme cooling climates such as Singapore."
- ALT1: ... that Thomas Jefferson designed a hearth at the University of Virginia that served as a precursor to the modern fume hood? Source: Thomas Jefferson's Hidden Chemistry Lab Discovered "While cutting edge for its time, the hearth is far different from anything seen in a modern chemistry lab. Special flues carried out toxic air and heated sand was used to disperse and temper the heat instead of just turning down a knob."
- ALT2: ... that the fume hoods built at the Gdańsk University of Technology in 1904 are still functional over 110 years later? Source: Wehikuł czasu na Politechnice Gdańskiej / Time machine at the Gdańsk University of Technology
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- Comment: Most of the possible hooks come from the History section; it can be reworked if these aren't interesting enough.
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Reconrabbit 13:30, 12 June 2024 (UTC).