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Do Colors Absorb Heat? By Evan

Ben Franklin once did an experiment to see if dark colors take in more heat. He used many different color shirts including blue, black, purple, green, red, white, and yellow. He did this during the winter, on a warm day. It was a very clever experiment. When the experiment was finished, he discovered that dark colors absorb more heat than light colors. So he told people to wear light colors on hot days and dark colors on cold days.