In addition to the real warmth caused by daylight

  • MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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    The sun emits around 1.4KW of energy per square meter. At the Earth’s surface. At ocean altitude. Sunlight is warm, because it’s a shitload of energy.

    Any effect experienced beyond directly feeling it does happen, too. I forgot the name of the phenomenon where seeing something reminds you of how it feels, but that happens because sunlight is warm. Very, very warm.

    I want to say the phenomenon is something like synesthesia, but I think there’s a more specific term for the general memory engram referencing effect? Maybe I’m overthinking it.