A university student in Malaysia took a creative approach to beat the heat -- by making a makeshift air con using a fan and an icebox. The university student, named Daniel, has since gone viral on TikTok after sharing a 23-second clip of his creative innovation. At the time of writing, the video had garnered 3.2 million views and 265.4k likes.

DIY air con

The viral video shows two fans being attached to the top of two iceboxes. Two holes were carved in each icebox, with two plastic bottles protruding out of the holes. Ice filled the ice box, such that when the fan blows, cold air would fill the room.

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In a caption, Daniel described his innovation as an "air con DIY for students". Daniel shared that he planned to use dry ice to make the makeshift air con last longer.

"Every time we want to sleep at night, we feel the heat. So, I shared an idea with my roommate to make this DIY air conditioner. For a small room like ours, you can really feel the coldness" Daniel said. According to Daniel, the makeshift air con only cost him RM30 to make.

Make it yourself

Here are the materials you need if you are interested to make the DIY air con, even if you really should leave such things to a professional:

1. Fan

2. Icebox

3. Ice

4. Two plastic bottles cut into half

5. Salt (to make the ice last longer)

Methods:

1. Carve a hole on top of the icebox lid. Carve two holes on the sides of the icebox.

2. Put the ice sprinkled with salt into the icebox.

3. Insert two plastic bottles that have been cut into the side of the icebox.

4. Close the box with the carved lid and lay the surface of the fan facing down.

5. Switch on the fan to feel the cold air blowing through the two funnels on the side of the ice box.