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Re: Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees

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How come specifically American, and how'd you reach that conclusion from glancing at the site? A huge number of people speak English as a second language. Usually the notation follows the number, so it's kind of lazy to just say it's written for americans specifically - moreso as a counter to someone saying it's Farenheit instead of Celcius since I also clicked immediately thinking how is that possible.

> How come specifically American, and how'd you reach that conclusion from glancing at the site? It's a very popular publication in the United States and is a US company. > A huge number of people speak English as a second language. Yes, and if they're reading native articles, they're most certainly from the context of a small group of countries. It's not those nations' responsibility to make their articles accessibl…

>I've never once seen a Celsius-based nation put "15c", nor any non-english publication do so. They write for their audiences, the same as American, British, Canadian, etc publications do.

It's not the same. There's only 1 Fahrenheit-based nation, and that's the US. Every other nation uses Celsius. So all the others just take it for granted and use Celsius degrees, and assume everyone else will assume it's Celsius, because 95% of the world uses Celsius. So they aren't "writing for their [local] audience", they're writing for anyone who happens to read it, and assuming, like most of humanity, that the reader will automatically assume Celsius. The C/F issue only becomes apparent when dealing with American readers or publications.

Re: Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees

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> how'd you reach that conclusion from glancing at the site? The first clue is the date, which is mm—dd-yyyy, only really used in the US. Also, while not “from glancing”, the article speaks in the context of heat in US cities. But yes, the author is likely taking for granted that non-US residents would read the article.

> But yes, the author is likely taking for granted that non-US residents would read the article. Why should they need to? Should French journalists account for French-speaking Americans? What about German, Nigerian and Chinese ones? The only reason this argument ever comes up is because English is the most common second-language spoken. American, British, Aussie, etc journalists have no more moral or reasonable respo…

>Should French journalists account for French-speaking Americans? What about German, Nigerian and Chinese ones?

They don't have to: French, Germans, Nigerians, and Chinese all use Celsius.

>The only reason this argument ever comes up is because English is the most common second-language spoken.

No, it only comes up because Americans are the only people who use Fahrenheit.

Re: Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees

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> How come specifically American, and how'd you reach that conclusion from glancing at the site? It's a very popular publication in the United States and is a US company. > A huge number of people speak English as a second language. Yes, and if they're reading native articles, they're most certainly from the context of a small group of countries. It's not those nations' responsibility to make their articles accessibl…

>I've never once seen a Celsius-based nation put "15c", nor any non-english publication do so. They write for their audiences, the same as American, British, Canadian, etc publications do. It's not the same. There's only 1 Fahrenheit-based nation, and that's the US. Every other nation uses Celsius. So all the others just take it for granted and use Celsius degrees, and assume everyone else will assume it's Celsius, b…

> There's only 1 Fahrenheit-based nation, and that's the US.

And when that nation's people write for their own people, that don't need to care about what the other nation's use. Period.

You're missing the main point in all of your grandstanding about America being different/unique in something. If you want to read American articles, it's on you to convert them. Just like Americans reading Die Welt, l'Republique, Xinhua. They don't owe you their audience just because 20% of the world speaks English.

Re: Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees

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> But yes, the author is likely taking for granted that non-US residents would read the article. Why should they need to? Should French journalists account for French-speaking Americans? What about German, Nigerian and Chinese ones? The only reason this argument ever comes up is because English is the most common second-language spoken. American, British, Aussie, etc journalists have no more moral or reasonable respo…

>Should French journalists account for French-speaking Americans? What about German, Nigerian and Chinese ones? They don't have to: French, Germans, Nigerians, and Chinese all use Celsius. >The only reason this argument ever comes up is because English is the most common second-language spoken. No, it only comes up because Americans are the only people who use Fahrenheit.

> If you want to read a foreign publication, it's on you to deal with their local norms.

Re: Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees

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It turns out that some small amount of nano silver is perfectly manageable by the body, although I make no claim for the lungs. People even apply or drink it as an antimicrobial medicine without issue. It's when they take too much silver over time that it becomes an issue.

The key is "nano wires". What we drink and eat gets pooped out and doesn't permeate organ tissue and cells. Nano stuff does.

Upon further research, it turns out that nano silver gradually accumulates in the brain and the testes. It is otherwise eliminated from the body, but not so easily from these organs. As such, it is not safe for long-term exposure.

References:

Accumulation of Silver Nanoparticles in Brain and Testes during Long-Term Ingestion to Mammals (2017)

Disturbance in Mammalian Cognition Caused by Accumulation of Silver in Brain (2021) (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

Re: Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees

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"Silver nanowires" is probably the limiting factor on this one. Silver isn't that rare but it's certainly not cheap compared to normal textile fibers.

Also probably a skin and lung irritant. Lots of people have contact allergies to macroscale silver and nanowires tend to get embedded in cells in soft tissue.

Upon further research, it turns out that nano silver gradually accumulates in the brain and the testes. It is otherwise eliminated from the body, but not so easily from these organs. As such, it is not safe for long-term exposure.

References:

Accumulation of Silver Nanoparticles in Brain and Testes during Long-Term Ingestion to Mammals (2017)

Disturbance in Mammalian Cognition Caused by Accumulation of Silver in Brain (2021) (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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