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July 24, 2017 / 2:33 PM

Man uses portable shower backpack to keep cool at bus stop

July 24 (UPI) -- A man in China was spotted beating the sweltering summer heat by cooling off with a portable shower strapped to his back.

The video, filmed this month in Chongqing, shows a man in workout apparel cooling off at a bus stop by blasting himself with water from a portable shower strapped to his back.

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The shower, operated via a lever at the man's side, appears to have been constructed from parts of a pesticide sprayer.

Temperatures in Chongqing have surpassed 100 degrees this month.

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