 absorbs heat, pushes out heat, and that's how it works. So on that note, if you know that, when you get in your car and it's a really hot day, roll the windows down and drive down the road for a minute or so, let all that superheated air out of the car, then close the windows up and let the air conditioner work. You just took and gave that air conditioner a sigh of relief that it doesn't have to take 130 or 150-degree heated air that's in the car while sitting out in the sun