kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoImpossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degreeswww.fastcompany.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down112
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkImpossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degreeswww.fastcompany.comkinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up105arrow-down3·edit-25 days agoTo be clear, the headline refers to yank degrees: In outdoor tests in Arizona, the textile stayed […] 16 F (8.9 C) cooler than regular silk, a breathable fabric often used for dresses and shirts. They didn’t really compare it to many materials it seems. I also don’t know why they said 16+ degrees. That was the largest temperature delta they saw, not the least… Besides, this is only part of the tale: Is it affordable? Is it mass manufacturable? Is it comfortable? Is it durable? Is it washable? Is it crease prone? Can it be easily mixed with other materials, e.g. to make it elasticated? Is it recyclable? Is it dyeable? is it fine for sensitive skin? etc Sounds cool (heh) though. I’m often too warm.
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56arrow-down10·5 days ago yank degrees We prefer the term freedom units, thank you.
minus-squareVenator@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·5 days agoI prefer the term Yankee doodlegrees, thank you.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoIdk yank units sounds really catchy
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 days agoMore like wank degrees, lol.
minus-squareSolemn@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days ago… Silk is used as a cold weather baselayer in active wear? Not sure if it performs differently as an outer layer, but it’s got solid insulating properties for keeping in heat
To be clear, the headline refers to yank degrees:
They didn’t really compare it to many materials it seems.
I also don’t know why they said 16+ degrees. That was the largest temperature delta they saw, not the least…
Besides, this is only part of the tale:
Is it affordable?
Is it mass manufacturable?
Is it comfortable?
Is it durable?
Is it washable?
Is it crease prone?
Can it be easily mixed with other materials, e.g. to make it elasticated?
Is it recyclable?
Is it dyeable?
is it fine for sensitive skin?
etc
Sounds cool (heh) though. I’m often too warm.
We prefer the term freedom units, thank you.
I prefer the term Yankee doodlegrees, thank you.
Idk yank units sounds really catchy
I’ll yank your units
More like wank degrees, lol.
… Silk is used as a cold weather baselayer in active wear? Not sure if it performs differently as an outer layer, but it’s got solid insulating properties for keeping in heat