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In Yemen, traditional cone hats known as Madhalla are worn by female goat herders to stay cool in the desert heat. (i.pinimg.com)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhalla

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[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

maybe stop wearing black clothing, you traffic cone ninja

[–] venoft@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think once the temperature is higher than body temperature you want something that radiates the maximum amount of heat. But I've seen studies that seem to imply it doesn't matter which color you wear.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Iirc that’s why the SR-71 was black. It radiates all the speed-generated heat more quickly.

[–] GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

wow what a fascinatingly stupid article. they wear black because its thicker fabric.

[–] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a shitty ai article, but that's not what it says.

[–] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

"Additionally, it has been said that black clothing works well under the sun if it was worn loosely and not clinging to the skin.".
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