A federal program says the "ideal" temperature for a home is 78 degrees Fahrenheit, and dads guarding the nation's thermostats seem to agree.
Energy Star, a federal program from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, suggests Americans set their thermostats to 78 degrees at the least to keep their air conditioning as energy efficient as possible. When residents aren't home, the report adds, the thermostat should clock in at 85 degrees. Energy Star also recommends cooling down to 82 degrees when residents are sleeping.
When Jennifer Titus, a reporter for 10 News WTSP in Florida, tweeted about the report, the takes came in hot.
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Titus' tweet was quickly ratio'd to the depths of the Twitter inferno.
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Many joked that dads had a hand in working on this report, playing on the stereotype that fathers can't stand when someone else adjusts the thermostat.
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The great air conditioner debate rages on.