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Re: Hot Paper?
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:08:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, David Martineau writes:
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> > Being in a vacuum, how would you heat the surroundng nothingness to 500
> > degrees? Aren't vacuums, by definition, a few degrees above absolute zero?
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> Incident radiation. The paper may BE in a vacuum, but it, itself, is not a
> vacuum, it has density greater than 0. Hence paper is not a vacuum.
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> Consider why some satellites spin. To keep their surface temperature within
> bounds, by allowing the side in darkness to radiate heat that was received
> while it was in light.
So all we need to do to solve this is build and launch a satellite made
out of paper. Think of how little fuel we'd need!
Dave!
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| (...) Incident radiation. The paper may BE in a vacuum, but it, itself, is not a vacuum, it has density greater than 0. Hence paper is not a vacuum. Consider why some satellites spin. To keep their surface temperature within bounds, by allowing the (...) (26 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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