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protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Tikiporch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  To keep your head during sleep.

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Does a tall, floppy hat keep your head warmer than something that lays closer to your head?

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    • apex32@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The long end could be used like a scarf to keep the back of the neck warm.

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightcap_(garment)

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      • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        In the Tyburn and Newgate days of British judicial hanging history, the hood used to cover the prisoner’s face was a nightcap supplied by the prisoner, if he could afford it.[3]

        WTF

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      • protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Wouldn’t a scarf work better as a scarf?

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    • SippyCup@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It gave you more garment to work with on cold nights if you wanted to cover up more of your neck or face.

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    • Tikiporch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      We have mastered the method of making a post seem sarcastic and sincere at the same time. I don’t even think it’s conscious anymore.

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• Godric@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I actually wondered the exact same thing when I posted this and searched it, it’s to keep your head warm and your pomaded hair off the pillows back when effective heat and regular showers were less common.

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• Laser@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It’s a statement. Similar to a thinking cap

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• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  ever tried sleeping in the cold?

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    But why is it tall and floppy? Why not just like a knit beanie?

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    • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The nightcap is cheap and low effort. All you really need are two pieces of scrap fabric to sew together. A knit beanie has to be, well, knit. Now we have machine/robotic knitting, but hand knitting consumes a huge amount of time and energy. The nightcap clearly came about at a time when clothing was straight up made in the home, often from scrounged fabric. Nowadays the higher quality beanie is the obvious choice. It’s snug to your head, can be purchased at many different price points, is manufactured using cheap outsourced labor halfway around the world and can be at your door step 12 hours after a mouse click. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone unironically wear one of those floppy night caps in my life unless it was part of a cheap children’s novelty pajama set or costume.

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    • Flocklesscrow@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      A lil trouble keeping up proper turgor pressure

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