The sun emits more frequencies than infrared, do they also not heat up metal?
The sun emits more frequencies than infrared, do they also not heat up metal?
tl;dr - the difference between radiated heat and conducted heat
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> tl;dr - the difference between radiated heat and conducted heat
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It just doesn't seem right that the very sparse air molecules could get so hot, but metal couldn't reach the same temperature. This is the sun we're talking about.
But I can't make my own sun and test this for myself down here on earth...
It just doesn't seem right that the very sparse air molecules could get so hot, but metal couldn't reach the same temperature. This is the sun we're talking about.
But I can't make my own sun and test this for myself down here on earth...
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