Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWhy do the Japanese use umbrellas when it's sunny?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down19
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkWhy do the Japanese use umbrellas when it's sunny?www.bbc.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoLOL say what?! [citation needed] Reminds me of Fox News saying solar would never work in Germany because they don’t have enough sunlight.
minus-squarerdri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 days agohttps://www.bfs.de/EN/topics/opt/uv/index/worldwide/worldwide.html It seems I overestimated the sun in Japan, and it is much rougher elsewhere, closer to the equator.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYou inspired me to look up a UV index world map! The west coast of South America surprised me. And why is Papua New Guinea baking like that?!
Why is that?
Guess because UV levels are higher.
LOL say what?! [citation needed]
Reminds me of Fox News saying solar would never work in Germany because they don’t have enough sunlight.
https://www.bfs.de/EN/topics/opt/uv/index/worldwide/worldwide.html
It seems I overestimated the sun in Japan, and it is much rougher elsewhere, closer to the equator.
You inspired me to look up a UV index world map!
The west coast of South America surprised me. And why is Papua New Guinea baking like that?!