Only in America

Make that "Only in Texas". Dallas-based IntelliCool, "a culmination of companies and individuals sharing over 60 years of expertise in the outdoor pump and cooling equipment industries...committed to being the leading outdoor cooling provider in North America," designs outdoor air conditioners.



These beauties pictured are designed to "cool specific areas including lounging, eating, recreation, poolside, and deck areas...by circulating evaporative cooled air." The design is supposed to be appealing, though it resembles a collision of an old-timey lamppost and some sort of railroad equipment or an over-sized meat grinder. Regardless of their looks, they are utterly wasteful, extravagant and anthropocentric, a fitting addition to the suburban landscape.

(via HGTV, via Things)