This one time, when my sister and I were about 8 and 10, we mapped every vent in our house to other vents that you could hear through. We could eavesdrop from any room in the house through those vents. We really were evil genius kids. (That is, when we weren’t trying to kill each other.)
Both sets of my grandparents lived in houses built before central air was common; probably 1920s. My mom’s folks lived on a farm and actually used a coal furnace in the basement for several years before they replaced it.
Both houses had vents in the second story floors that allowed heated air to flow up from the ground floor; no pipes, just a vent with a clear view of the main floor. (Cooling was done with fans and open windows.) My brother and I used to spy on the adults below, thinking we were pretty clever.
[★] ! 彡☎ Starship ! almost 2 years ago
I wish I had one.
leopardglily almost 2 years ago
This one time, when my sister and I were about 8 and 10, we mapped every vent in our house to other vents that you could hear through. We could eavesdrop from any room in the house through those vents. We really were evil genius kids. (That is, when we weren’t trying to kill each other.)
Sherlock5 about 1 year ago
Both sets of my grandparents lived in houses built before central air was common; probably 1920s. My mom’s folks lived on a farm and actually used a coal furnace in the basement for several years before they replaced it.
Both houses had vents in the second story floors that allowed heated air to flow up from the ground floor; no pipes, just a vent with a clear view of the main floor. (Cooling was done with fans and open windows.) My brother and I used to spy on the adults below, thinking we were pretty clever.