@HandwovenConsensus@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 1 year agoWhy does it seem like desert cultures tend to cover most of their body, while tropical cultures tend to wear very little clothing?message-square11fedilinkarrow-up136file-text
arrow-up136message-squareWhy does it seem like desert cultures tend to cover most of their body, while tropical cultures tend to wear very little clothing?@HandwovenConsensus@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
Like, I know that desert dwellers do it to protect their bodies from the sun, but isn’t that also an issue in the tropics?
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶linkfedilink4•1 year agoThere’s definitely a functional reason based on physics for this. I find I’m hotter working out without a shirt on, that I am if I have a loose shirt or singlet on.
There’s definitely a functional reason based on physics for this. I find I’m hotter working out without a shirt on, that I am if I have a loose shirt or singlet on.