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Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/blankets-summer-hot
27•downbad_•3h ago

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empee•46m ago
Clearly for better protection against monsters
anonzzzies•4m ago
It is the only reason. I asked my wife one time why she sleeps under blankets when it's boiling hot (I do not); she said because there might be 'things in the night' so I asked she thought these sheets will protect her; nope, but otherwise she doesn't sleep.
expedition32•24m ago
I did not realize that things like sheets, blankets and pillows used to cost serious money.
voidUpdate•23m ago
> "I barely know what a BTU is"

Neither does anyone else, its one of those archaic units that changes slightly based on who is using it and hangs on in oil and gas industries, and also air conditioners and heaters.

It was defined as the amount of energy to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere of pressure, but that amount of energy depends on the starting temperature of the water, and different things use different starting points, so it ranges from about 1054 to 1059 joules

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_thermal_unit

bonsai_spool•12m ago
Why would the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of a defined mass of water depend on the temperature? This goes against the idea of specific heat
actionfromafar•7m ago
Phase change?
jiggawatts•6m ago
They didn't include a common reason for wanting at least a thin blanket on hot summer nights: it keeps the mosquitoes away!

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1360393/
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354•pantelisk•18h ago•76 comments

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557•Alifatisk•20h ago•233 comments

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272•jabits•14h ago•265 comments

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93•michaelsbradley•2d ago•23 comments

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121•ikesau•14h ago•128 comments

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472•DamnInteresting•1d ago•168 comments

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87•sohkamyung•2d ago•31 comments

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Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/blankets-summer-hot
28•downbad_•3h ago•9 comments

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209•blenderob•21h ago•99 comments

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287•spike021•1d ago•162 comments

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324•zdw•1d ago•196 comments