Water leaking from AC redirected to cooler via pipe, internet calls it 'best desi jugaad'

Indians love jugaad, and they're damn good at it. Jugaad is one way desis solve life's small, annoying problems. It's how we cope with things that are beyond our control. In a video that went viral recently on X, water leaking from an air conditioner on the first floor was redirected to a cooler on the ground floor using a pipe. Whoever thought of it such got the internet's admiration. Here what went on.

Why did the video go viral?

Water falling from the AC travels via a pipe to a cooler below | Image: X

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The video shows a man standing in front of a building and pointing at a pipe running from an air conditioner on the first to a cooler placed on the ground floor. For anyone looking at the scene, it's obvious that the AC was leaking water. But what's ingenious is how someone thought of the jugaad of redirecting all that water, and making better use of it by redirecting it a cooler. Talk about solving two problems with one solution.

How did the internet react?

The internet loved this jugaad | Image: X

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The video was shared on X by user '@terakyalenadena' with the caption "This is Elon Musk." Text overlay in the video reads: "India is not for beginner [sic]." The clip raked in 2.4 million views after being posted on June 15. The post went on to get 16.5K likes and comments to match. "When you use 100% of your brain," joked one user. "Cooler ke pani ka jugaad AC see," added another. "Love it. Little things when done by many can make a huge difference," chimed in a third.

Watch the viral video below

This is Elon Musk pic.twitter.com/jTWZo3rqRn

— Ankit (@terakyalenadena) June 15, 2024

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