The first true heatwave of the year is here and it is a scorcher. Temperatures are expected to reach up to 33 degrees in parts of the UK on Tuesday, with the heat continuing on into the rest of the week. Which means that you will not just have enjoyed some actual sun on your bank holiday – you’ll have to commute in it.
This is the flipside of sunny days: enduring the sweaty, sticky heat of far too many bodies crammed onto public transport; breathing in thick, humid air; feeling your work-appropriate summer clothes begin to cling to your lower back. And all before even opening Slack to say “good morning”. It is, frankly, hellish.
You may not be able to avoid the muggy commute to work this week, but thankfully there are ways to cool down. There are certainly products that claim they can do so – you’ll likely have seen the ads for the Shark ChillPill – and frankly we wanted to see which, if any, are worth it. With that in mind, we trialled three fans of different budget levels and technological advancement on a particularly hot day in Hyde Park. For extra authenticity, I wore a cardigan and “warmed up” before each test (ran around like a toddler). Here are our results.
Traditional hand-held fan, £9.99 from H&M
