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minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoSpace isn’t cold. It isn’t hot either.
minus-squareSLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI forget sometimes that while space isvery cold, it’s also an incredible insulator.
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIn terms of convection sure, but radiation against -270C will freeze you quickly enough.
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoAnd in direct sunlight at Earth distance you’ll cook. Space isn’t cold. It isn’t anything. You are describing your temperature.
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIm describing heat flux in space, which the vast majority of is far from any heat source. Get out of here with your heliocentrism, eeewwww!
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoWhen you treat n as the independent variable…
Space isn’t cold. It isn’t hot either.
I forget sometimes that while space isvery cold, it’s also an incredible insulator.
In terms of convection sure, but radiation against -270C will freeze you quickly enough.
And in direct sunlight at Earth distance you’ll cook. Space isn’t cold. It isn’t anything. You are describing your temperature.
Im describing heat flux in space, which the vast majority of is far from any heat source. Get out of here with your heliocentrism, eeewwww!
PV=nRT.
When you treat n as the independent variable…