Experiment finds yoghurt can lower house temperature
Experiment finds yoghurt can lower house temperature
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I suppose I could paint my windows with yoghurt. Or, and hear me out: I could eat the yoghurt and invest in some white curtains.
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The thick layer of wasps and flies on the yoghurty windows would also help.
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New meanings to spaffing it up the wall..
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Sun films have been available commercially for a long while. Choose how much sunlight you want reflected (generally more in bedrooms that you generally want dark and cool, less in rooms where you want a view), and either get a professional to apply or do it yourself—it just takes a bit of soap water and effort.
Generally better to have the sun rejection happen on the outside of the window, so as little as possible energy gets absorbed.
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But you can't wipe it off as easily as moldy yoghurt
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What should you look at with choosing which film to get? Some mention more about insulating to keep heat during winter. I am mainly looking to reflect thermal energy during summer.
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I'd go with a 3M product. Unless their quality has suddenly taken a shit, they're best in class for that kind of thing. You want quality film because removal is an awful pain.
You got me curious!
This looks like a start:
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/films-sheeting/window/light-control/
But then why is this a separate thing?
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/films-sheeting/window/window-insulation/
Anyway, there may be better brands. Do some digging first!
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I thought, can't wait for all the jokes about smearing a house with yoghurt, only for that to be what the article was actually talking about 😒
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He told the BBC the yoghurt smells for "30 seconds when drying" but that as soon as it has dried "the smell disappears".
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More propaganda from the dairy industry.
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What the fuck kind of experiment is this? Putting anything white on the windows will cool the house like that.