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House too hot? Energy bill already too high? This UK professor says smearing yogurt on your windows can cool your home (www.yahoo.com)

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Well... it beats eating it, I suppose!

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[-] NorskSud@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago

Did he try curtains or window blinds as well? Southern Europeans say it works.

[-] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

No one's going to write an article about someone using curtains.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sun shades work best outside the window.

This is in Hamilton, Canada. The building makes passive solar heat, active solar electricity and sun shades keep the building cool.

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