I had a black stroller not realizing how hot it can get when I had my first child. I did not like it when he was a newborn. After he was about a year old, I did not worry so much.

Anonymous wrote:Get a dirt colored one. Seriously. You would not believe how filthy they get.

Yes, this!

We did this by accident and it is so true.

Anonymous wrote:So why people who live in the desert wear dark colors????

Some specific groups in the desert wear dark clothes, but the style of clothing is very different than western clothing--usually loose, flowing robes made out of material that allows a lot of air flow. The extra heat never makes it to the skin because there is more air circulation happening under the robe which dissipates the heat and speeds up evaporation of sweat to provide further cooling. See this link for an interesting explanation:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080424082905AATmHq7

(I know yahoo answers is crap, but it's a citation of a journal article)

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Anonymous wrote:So why people who live in the desert wear dark colors????

You're presumably saying this because you think about Muslim women wearing black (or just as often blue) niqab or burqa, but have you seen what the men dress like? Usually in white or tan, light colors and light fabrics.

What people are you talking about? What desert?

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Anonymous wrote:Hmmmm no. Why would it be different?

Because black retains heat. Haven't you noticed that you feel warmer wearing a black t-shirt than a white one in the summer or on a blacktop driveway compared to concrete?

This makes no sense. So they should never wear black in the Middle East or tropical countries. Why do they make black cars?

You seriously have never heard this before??

I've heard of it but nobody ever mentioned any reputable sources. I understand a solid mass absorbing color etc but I doubt the same is true for a thin cotton Tshirt or even the color on the outside of the car.

Dark colors absorb radiated heat from the sun while light colors reflect it: ergo you're hotter in dark colors.

*light, sorry

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Anonymous wrote:Hmmmm no. Why would it be different?

Because black retains heat. Haven't you noticed that you feel warmer wearing a black t-shirt than a white one in the summer or on a blacktop driveway compared to concrete?

This makes no sense. So they should never wear black in the Middle East or tropical countries. Why do they make black cars?

You seriously have never heard this before??

I've heard of it but nobody ever mentioned any reputable sources. I understand a solid mass absorbing color etc but I doubt the same is true for a thin cotton Tshirt or even the color on the outside of the car.

Anonymous wrote:So why people who live in the desert wear dark colors????

You're presumably saying this because you think about Muslim women wearing black (or just as often blue) niqab or burqa, but have you seen what the men dress like? Usually in white or tan, light colors and light fabrics.

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Anonymous wrote:Hmmmm no. Why would it be different?

Because black retains heat. Haven't you noticed that you feel warmer wearing a black t-shirt than a white one in the summer or on a blacktop driveway compared to concrete?

This makes no sense. So they should never wear black in the Middle East or tropical countries. Why do they make black cars?

You seriously have never heard this before??

So why people who live in the desert wear dark colors????

Hmmmm no. Why would it be different?



Because black retains heat. Haven't you noticed that you feel warmer wearing a black t-shirt than a white one in the summer or on a blacktop driveway compared to concrete?



This makes no sense. So they should never wear black in the Middle East or tropical countries. Why do they make black cars?

Black cars (especially black interiors) do get hotter. And most people in warm climates wear light colors. They're of course free to wear black. But black clothing in a comparable fabric and fit would be hotter.

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Anonymous wrote:Hmmmm no. Why would it be different?

Physics. Darker colored objects absorb more light converting it into thermal energy, heat.

+1 for science.