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Re:New ‘mirror’ fabric can cool wearers by nearly 5°C by usrusr on Friday July 09, 2021 @06:32AM (#27782268)
Not really, because the body self-regulates temperature by pushing out as much sweat as it needs to reach target temperature. A tool that facilitates evaporation allows the body to get by with less sweating. The amount evaporated will be the same, but the carrier won't be drenched. (PS: roughly the same, additional heat transfered from air to dry skin will need to be shed by sweating, but I doubt that this would make much difference compared to all the watts resulting from metabolistic base load, even in absence of physical activity)

Mandatory slightly related anecdote: on a summer drive through Morocco back when car air conditioners where a thing exclusive to America and the one percent I never felt sweaty as long as the car was moving.

Re:New ‘mirror’ fabric can cool wearers by nearly 5°C by bin_bash on Friday July 09, 2021 @07:52AM (#27782735)
Yeah I rarely ever feel sweat on my body when I run. It’s when I stop running that I get drenched and need to put a headband on.

(I live in a dry climate and generally don’t sweat much anyways, YMMV)

Re:New ‘mirror’ fabric can cool wearers by nearly 5°C by treeman79 on Friday July 09, 2021 @03:56PM (#27787853)
A few years ago I stopped sweating, almost completely. Trying to cool off is nearly impossible now.

I have an ice vest if I really want to go outside for then a few minutes.

Mirror clothing sounds like a dream.