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[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

My understanding is that the fabric on burqas (or whatever those clothes are actually called) are extremely lightweight and provide shade, so they actually aren't any warmer than t-shirts and shorts. Possibly because they block the sun, they might even be cooler.

But that's simply what I have heard and I personally don't care to find out either way.

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 8 points 1 year ago

Btw, why aren't they white? Reflects more sun.

[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Wild guesses...

Easier to clean.

Or maybe the material it's made of, isnt white.

Or maybe because it has such little thermal mass, that it doesn't matter.

[-] yimby@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Or because they liked the colours for aesthetic reasons haha.

Also choosing a cloth colour has nothing to do with thermal mass and everything to do with absorbtivity/emissivity/reflectivity aka material properties affecting radiative heat transfer.

In any case, shirt colour has a small effect on temperature, maybe a 5°C (at most) difference between white and black, according to some studies. So unless you're really chasing the most optimal clothing, it's best to just wear what makes you happy.

[-] Llewellyn@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago
[-] nxfsi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Loose fitting black robes = somehow cooler due to convection schmonvection

[-] b14700@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

because they picked black that day

[-] Noughmad@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

I never tested it, but still wonder why nobody who wasn't indoctrinated into it since birth doesn't just decide to wear a burka in summer heat.

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