{"id":372435,"date":"2018-08-07T11:39:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T10:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/8-science-backed-tips-lewrockwell\/"},"modified":"2018-08-07T11:39:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T10:39:01","slug":"8-science-backed-tips-lewrockwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/8-science-backed-tips-lewrockwell\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Science-Backed Tips – LewRockwell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With temperatures hitting record highs this summer, beaches\u2014and their promise of cool ocean dips\u2014beckon. But to reach the waves, it\u2019s likely you\u2019ll first have to cross an expanse of foot-scalding sand. Sand is made up of decomposed rock\u2014quartz, mostly, but also calcite, feldspar, gypsum, or basalt, sometimes with a smattering of shell, coral, or fish poop tossed in\u2014and according to Paul Jarvis, a geologist and volcanologist at the University of Geneva, it receives solar energy via the process of radiation. The composition of sand causes it to heat up as the day progresses and to retain that heat, reaching temperatures as high as 140\u00b0F\u2014sufficient to inflict\u00a0third-degree burns<\/a>. Here are tips for protecting your soles from this painful outcome.<\/p>\n

1. WEAR THE RIGHT KIND OF SHOES.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This seems obvious, but the level of protection you get depends on the kind of shoe you\u2019re wearing. Materials such as plastic and rubber (what many soles are made of), foam resin (the stuff of Crocs), and the neoprene base of the\u00a0Sand Socks<\/a>\u00a0that many beach volleyball players swear by provide a barrier between skin and sand. This helps cut down on conduction\u2014the transfer of heat from the warmer surface of the sandy beach to the cooler surfaces of your feet. As a result, your feet are protected (at least temporarily) from blistering. And though they\u2019re likely the first shoes you picture when you think of the beach, flip-flops and other open shoes should be avoided on especially scorching days, because they let the hot sand in.
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2. MAKE A PATH USING A COUPLE OF BEACH TOWELS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forgot your shoes in the car? You can protect your feet by rolling out a couple of towels to step…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With temperatures hitting record highs this summer, beaches\u2014and their promise of cool ocean dips\u2014beckon. But to reach the waves, it\u2019s likely you\u2019ll first have to cross an expanse of foot-scalding sand. Sand is made up of decomposed rock\u2014quartz, mostly, but also calcite, feldspar, gypsum, or basalt, sometimes with a smattering of shell, coral, or fish […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-372435","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}