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mrt127

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Freeze in space?
« on: March 11, 2013, 12:01:48 PM »
Hello!
Question: If you ignore the pressure to your body and the lack of air in space, would you remain the same temp since there is nothing to transfer your heat into?

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Re: Freeze in space?
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2013, 12:50:26 PM »
Hello!
Question: If you ignore the pressure to your body and the lack of air in space, would you remain the same temp since there is nothing to transfer your heat into?

No, your skin can transfer energy. So you would be burning on your lit side.
Basically, you would have a horrible sunburn on the lit side of your body, and be frozen on the other side.

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Re: Freeze in space?
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2013, 02:32:54 PM »
lit as in lit by the sun

because heat can travel by radiation, not just conduction and convection

i just learned that today yay!

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Re: Freeze in space?
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2013, 06:06:47 PM »
lit as in lit by the sun

because heat can travel by radiation, not just conduction and convection

i just learned that today yay!
Yes, I know that. :P
lol you learned that today gj