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To let a breeze into your room, do your windows open out from the bottom or the top?

If your windows are stacked (upper and lower) which part opens and which part stays fixed?

(Germans with 3D windows don't count. LΓΌften is a weird cultish ritual and you should all feel bad.)

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[–] OnionMummy@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] sxan@midwest.social 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are. They're really expensive in the States, when you can find them, but almost every modern window (in Bavaria, at least) is one of these. They also come door-sized, so you can either open an outside door to walk through, or tilt it from the top to circulate air.

OP is probably just too dumb to figure out how to work them; they're fantastic, and I wish they were common here in the States.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The fact that they come in door sizes is new to me, but that sounds magical. Now if only bugs didn't see a cracked door or window and think it's free real-estate.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

These are amazing, but I couldn't get them to work right at a suite I rented. I couldn't remember the handle positions so I had to muddle through every time.

[–] SJSmith@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Screens for keeping bugs out!

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But I couldn't walk through a door-sized version if there were a screen, unless there's some other European magic I didn't know about.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

Sliding screen doors are common in the US