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this seems ridiculous, why not just shut the window blind?
window binds still let the light into the house where the energy then turns to heat.
Heat-reducing window-tint on the other hand is pretty easy to install.
honestly, on the outside, the yoghurt probably isn't a particularly durable layer (i.e. going away after the first rain,) and probably gets to smelling funky. On the inside, it's probably going to also smell funky.
Maybe my understanding of blinds is wrong, but the ones on my window get pretty close to completely dark. Add a decent curtain (with insulation and blackout) on the inside, and I can keep the flat comfortable passively.
Whatever else you do, close the damn windows and doors during the day, and fling them wide open as soon as its cooler.
It can slow things down, but once the light hits the curtain, the energy has gotten in, where it might dissipate slower, but it is still going to dissipate into the rest of the space.
Reflective curtains can do wonders, bouncing most of the light back out, mind. The advantage of reflective tint, though is that some of the absorbed light heats the window itself and passes that heat back out.