• chitak166@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Bullshit, 100%.

    If it’s cold and wet enough that you’re going to freeze wearing cotton, you will also freeze wearing wool.

    Wool doesn’t repel water. Water passes right through it onto, guess what, you.

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      11 months ago

      It’s ok to not know something. You don’t have to share an opinion that has no basis.

      If you’ve ever done multi-day outside activities in the cold, you learn really quick to not wear cotton socks or under layers. Your sweat is what makes you cold because cotton will no longer provide a warm layer. Wool still has air pockets and will keep you warmer and may save your life or limbs.

      Are you going to be comfortable in wet wool? No, but you have a better chance of surviving and not getting frostbite.

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        11 months ago

        If it’s cold and wet enough that you’re going to freeze wearing cotton, you will also freeze wearing wool.

        Wool doesn’t repel water. Water passes right through it onto, guess what, you.

        You don’t have to share an opinion that has no basis.

        Identify the opinion or admit you don’t know what an opinion is.

        These are the people who think wool will keep you from freezing in the wet and cold while cotton will not.

        All I can say is, lol. Make your own decisions and don’t let strangers on the internet put your life at risk.

        I’m not going to argue with them anymore because I’ve come across their type before and no matter what, they will believe contrarian bullshit and fight tooth and nail to defend it.

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      11 months ago

      If it’s cold and wet enough that you’re going to freeze wearing cotton, you will also freeze wearing wool.

      The entire population in the Nordics had an inexplicable tick when you wrote that. Maybe not act all confident about a topic you clearly have no knowledge of?

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      11 months ago

      Wool keeps you warm even when it becomes wet, facts don’t care about your feelings.