It’s morning, you’re running late, and when you finally rush to the car you see that the windshield is completely fogged up. Sound familiar? The defrost button just doesn’t get the job done fast enough and now you’re cold AND late. Fear not, we’ve got a quick and easy way to defrost that window.
Youtuber and designer Mark Rober gives a speedy solution to the fogging problem and uses science to back it up. He went through and tested all the combinations of car settings and found the best mix so you don’t have to. The quick rundown is as follows:
1. Turn your car heater on at full blast
2. Make sure the AC is turned on
3. Turn off the in car air circulation – this is usually identified as a button with a car and looped arrow
4. Crack open the windows for a bit to exchange the humid air in your car with the dry air from outside
Watch the full video below for a more in depth look at the process Rober went through to get his results and some additional tricks to give that defroster a kick start. His experiment is informative and fun to watch!
