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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 ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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]
  
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  - protist@mander.xyz ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    So you had to have a tall, floppy night cap in case you were ever hanged, got it.
    
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- protist@mander.xyz ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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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