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[–] thejevans@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

You¹ can make it at home!

¹for some definition of "you"

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Doesn't all white masonry paint do that anyway?

[–] AdminWorker@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The article discusses this, current white paints reflect 80-90% of sunlight. This ultra white paint is able to reflect more heat 98%.

Downsides are some ingredients are mined, but current white paint has some ingredients mined.

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

At what cost though? I'd bet it's more expensive than just plain white paint

[–] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Now we can continue with the climate crisis!