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Why do they make the buildings black and white? Both of those blend in with the snow at night (which is 1/2 the year). Why not make them day glow yellow or so
by jedberg 4y ago
Why do they make the buildings black and white? Both of those blend in with the snow at night (which is 1/2 the year).
Why not make them day glow yellow or something, so they are always visible?
- Maxion 4y agoBlack to save on heating? During a polar night it gets so dark that once you’re out of flashlight range it doesn’t matter. The issue is the wind blown snow reducing visibility.
- jedberg 4y ago> During a polar night it gets so dark that once you’re out of flashlight range it doesn’t matter. During the polar night the moon is up 1/2 the time, and it's from 1/2 full to full to 1/2 full, so there is still a source of light at least 1/2 the time. Making them black to save on heating is a good point though. Same with wind blown snow being the main issue with visibility.
- wkat4242 4y agoBlack would also radiate more energy out though. And there's a lot more energyv that can go out than in, in winter. I would imagine using silver colored would be best for insulation.
- Maxion 4y agoI wonder if material color was actually a design consideration? Or if material lifespan was more important? Either way, very interseting project to get to work on, designing such a station.