{"id":166162,"date":"2020-05-08T09:06:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T08:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=166162"},"modified":"2020-05-08T09:06:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T08:06:45","slug":"this-social-distancing-picnic-blanket-will-make-you-look-forward-to-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=166162","title":{"rendered":"This social distancing picnic blanket will make you look forward to summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<div class=\"shift-to-hero\">\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=gjnLM1r5l2&amp;player=default\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Somehow, it&#8217;s almost summer \u2014 but while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2020\/4\/29\/21231906\/coronavirus-pandemic-summer-weather-heat-humidity-uv-light\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">warm weather can hurt the coronavirus<\/a>, it won&#8217;t beat the pandemic all on its own. With some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-social-distancing-how-long\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">researchers saying we&#8217;ll be social distancing until 2022<\/a>, this means that our usual summer activities will look a lot different this year (and perhaps beyond).<\/p>\n<p>Take for example, days in the park. If we&#8217;re supposed to stay six feet apart from those we&#8217;re not living with, how can we share a picnic blanket with all our friends? Thanks to London-based designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulcocksedgestudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Cocksedge<\/a>, we have a solution: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urdesignmag.com\/design\/2020\/05\/04\/here-comes-the-sun-social-distancing-picnic-blanket-paul-cocksedge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here Comes the Sun blanket<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"here comes the sun blanket\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!37b5\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1296129%252F020ec946-0a61-495c-ab42-34cd36ee8e23.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=sUqDXiOGnXnvO-YVW039S12KJSU=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>here comes the sun blanket\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Paul Cocksedge studio\n<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2020\/05\/03\/paul-cocksedge-here-comes-the-sun-social-distancing-blanket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cocksedge was inspired to create the blanket<\/a> when he was out on a walk and was craving being close to people, he said in an interview with architecture and design magazine Dezeen. Furthermore, despite being a designer he had trouble visualizing what two meters (or six feet, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/how-covid-spreads.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Ftransmission.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommended distance from the CDC<\/a>) actually looks like. And if someone who works with measurements has this issue, it&#8217;s likely the rest of us do, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/knitted-face-mask-tongue-lips\/?utm_cid=a-seealso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monstrously fun knit masks encourage social distancing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Enter the blanket, the design of which Cocksedge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urdesignmag.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PCS_Here_Comes_The_Sun.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made available for free<\/a> for anyone to download and make their own. It&#8217;s easy to loop around, say, a beach umbrella, or a tree as shown in the above photo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People can craft it at home now, while they can&#8217;t go out, and then use it when we&#8217;re able to socialize again,&#8221; Cocksedge told Dezeen. &#8220;It&#8217;s a way of giving you confidence to spend time with others in a safe way.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Innovations like this can make transitioning out of staying at home \u2014 yet keeping with social distancing guidelines \u2014 a bit easier. But please, remember to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/05\/06\/opinions\/wear-the-damn-mask-pearlman\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wear a mask<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/10231\/this-social-distancing-picnic-blanket-will-make-you-look-forward-to-summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Somehow, it&#8217;s almost summer \u2014 but while warm weather can hurt the coronavirus, it won&#8217;t beat the pandemic all on its own. With some researchers saying we&#8217;ll be social distancing until 2022, this means that our usual summer activities will look a lot different this year (and perhaps beyond). 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