• nxfsi@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Loose fitting black robes = somehow cooler due to convection schmonvection

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      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.

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        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.