Chapter 101 Black or White?
On the scorching sand dune, Bifang lay on his back with his chest heaving violently.
His back still aches now.
It was a close call!
Fortunately, I opened the parachute at 350 meters, otherwise I would be really finished!
But Bifang was not afraid. He was mentally prepared for accidents. What was the point of taking an adventure if there were no accidents?
The sky is full of wind and sand.
Bifang lay on the ground for three minutes. Suddenly, a gust of wind and sand blew and choked him.
"vomit!"
"Pfft!"
Bifang suddenly sat up, coughed twice, and spat out the sand in his mouth.
【Alive again! 】
【Resurrection with full health! 】
[This dress is of good quality, not torn at all. ]
[Professional equipment, are you kidding? ]
【Fangshen yyds! 】
"What the hell? Are you cursing me to be single forever again? I'm a straight man. No matter how much you curse me to never find a girlfriend, you won't be able to get me." Bifang spat out the sand in his mouth and made a joke.
He knew that this was the eternal god, but every time he saw it, he felt like it was cursing him to be single forever.
After the rest, Bifang stood up and took off his goggles and parachute bag. These were not system equipment and could not be carried, and they were too heavy. In the desert terrain, any weight had to be carefully calculated.
"I don't know how to use these equipments. After all, a parachute can be used in too many places, so I'll throw them all here, and the big brother driving the helicopter will come down and take them away."
[Another small detail to protect the environment]
【Positive Energy Oh Iron Juice】
[Wearing professional outdoor sportswear: I don’t know how to use an umbrella bag, it has too many uses (funny)]
[I feel like this time the survival is even more difficult. It’s a desert, nothing but sand. ]
[Stop talking, I’m already thirsty]
The drone that was freely falling with Bifang had already hovered. Now it took off into the air, capturing a panoramic view of the Qaidam Desert.
Like Mohe, the colors are extremely monotonous as far as the eye can see, but one is covered with white snow, and the other is covered with yellow sand.
Dry and ancient sand winds swept across the desert, leaving huge ochre-colored rocks exposed on the ground.
The crimson Gobi Desert and the dull yellow-green color are already very different colors from this world.
This place has been like this for thousands of years: flat, vast, dry, desolate, silent, and barren...
Never changed.
In the distance, distorted heat waves are visible to the naked eye, proclaiming the passion of this land.
Having just landed from the cold sky, Bifang did not feel the heat yet. He looked up at the sky and took off his jacket and liner.
Unlike in the past, this time Bifang did not prioritize identifying the direction, but instead came to the shadow of the boulder and sat down.
Under the broken rocks, a shiny black scorpion was cautiously approaching the insect in the grass pile, shaking its poisonous hook, but was suddenly startled by the huge creature and quickly slipped into the crevice of the rock to escape.
【？ ？ ？】
[Why are you still sitting down? Aren't you going to survive? ]
[Why does it feel like the style of painting is different this time? 】
[You have changed, Fang Shen! ]
" What's the hurry?" Bifang was quite leisurely. He looked up into the distance, pointed at the sun and said calmly, "Just look at this sun. Does it look like it can hurry?"
The drone raised its camera, and the dazzling sunlight made all the audience squint their eyes.
Wow, the sun is so big!
"Making a survival plan based on different environments is the key to survival. Deserts are different from forests and snow forests. Here, daytime is not a good time to travel. We should choose to travel in the evening and early morning."
"The cooler night air allows you to travel faster with minimal risk of heat stroke. In hot climates, this decision alone will save your body three litres of water per day."
"In the desert, survival is no longer our top priority, because escaping is not a short-term task. What is more important for us is to find the source of life, water!"
【So are you going to sit here forever? 】
[It’s a bit boring]
Many viewers were confused. Although the skydiving was very exciting, they couldn't just sit there and do nothing right after they appeared on the stage.
"Of course not. It's only ten in the morning. The travel time we should avoid is between eleven and four in the afternoon. I came here to make some preparations!"
In the desert, the most dangerous enemy is undoubtedly temperature.
It can lead to a series of serious problems such as lack of water and heat stroke, especially lack of water. If you become dehydrated in the desert, your whole body will be dried up in a few days!
"Most of the water loss from our bodies occurs through sweat. Cover as much skin as possible with loose, lightweight clothing. This will allow your skin to sweat, slowing evaporation and thus reducing water loss."
"For this reason, we're better off wearing a cotton undershirt, rather than a wicking fabric, and then covering it with a light windbreaker, and in terms of color..."
Before Bifang could finish his words, he was interrupted by the barrage of comments on the screen.
[I know this, you should wear light-colored clothes, right? ]
[Isn't this nonsense? Light colors reflect light, so it's not hot! ]
[Why do I remember that people in the desert seemed to wear black clothes? ]
[Maybe the above person remembered it wrong? Arabs all wear white! ]
"Everyone is right." Bifang was speechless when he saw the heated argument in the comments. Why couldn't they just listen to him finish his words?
"What I'm actually saying is that if you don't have professional equipment, the color doesn't matter!"
How is that possible?
Not only the audience, but even Yao Jun, who always liked outdoor sports, was confused.
How can it not matter?
Aren't all those Arabs wearing white robes? If they are all the same, why don't they wear black?
Also, black absorbs heat, isn't this basic physics?
Faced with this question, Bifang actually nodded directly: "Who said there is no such thing? In fact, if you observe more carefully, you will find that the residents of the Sinai Desert wear black robes!"
"This topic was originally covered in a 1980 academic study in the journal Nature, titled 'Why do Bedouins wear black robes in the hot desert?'"
"After research, they found that the difference between the two was basically zero!"
Ah this.
The netizens who were arguing fiercely all paused. Many of them were old friends. They had no doubt about Bifang's knowledge. When they heard this conclusion, they actually believed it for the most part.
It turns out that they argued for a long time, but it was all meaningless?
Bifang paused, and when he saw that everyone had stopped arguing, he continued.
"The study found that black clothing does absorb more heat, but the heat stops there."
"In other words, the black garment absorbs extra heat, but by the time it actually hits the skin, that extra heat has already been lost because the robe is loose and billows, allowing air to flow through it."
"Of course, there is also the view that the 'light clothing' theory ignores a key factor."
Bifang raised a finger and said mysteriously, "The heat radiated by the human body!"
"They believe that the heat radiated from the body will also be reflected by light-colored clothes and return to you again, making you feel hotter. I think this theory is good, but I haven't verified it on humans, so I don't know if it's true or not."
"But for head covers, my recommendation is still white, because head covers fit tightly to the head and don't have gaps like clothes to facilitate air circulation, so heat will really accumulate."
"Also, if possible, look for white clothing with a UPF, or ultraviolet protection factor, of 30+! This way you won't get sunburned so easily."
After saying that, Bifang took out a thin windbreaker from his bag and put it on. Finally, he took out a cotton short-sleeved shirt and covered his face with it.
He stood up and looked into the distance. After determining the direction, he was about to set off when suddenly, a strange sound that did not sound like the wind appeared, attracting everyone's attention.
This is……
The sound of the engine?
Wait, a car engine?
Who drives in the desert?
Did I meet someone so soon?
Bifang was a little confused.
He has just begun to survive!
