Does black clothing keep you cooler?

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Does black clothing keep you cooler?

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An extensive and detailed study (Walsberg, Campbell, &
King, 1978. J. Comp. Physiol. 126B: 211-222) examined
different colors of bird plumage under different
temperature conditions -- with the added wrinkles of
examining whether the plumage was fluffed or flattened,
and varying the wind speed.

Continues at:

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1886/does-black-clothing-keep-you-cooler

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

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Post by and/or www.mantra.com/jai (Dr. Jai Maharaj)
Does black clothing keep you cooler?
[...]
An extensive and detailed study (Walsberg, Campbell, &
King, 1978. J. Comp. Physiol. 126B: 211-222) examined
different colors of bird plumage under different
temperature conditions -- with the added wrinkles of
examining whether the plumage was fluffed or flattened,
and varying the wind speed.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1886/does-black-clothing-keep-you-cooler
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

"Does black clothing keep you cooler?"....
.. ask any rabbi's wife or his shicksah whether
his beytsim is always hot and very sweaty....