lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoDatacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.taranis.ieexternal-linkmessage-square204fedilinkarrow-up1526arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareATS1312@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoHeat is energy as “vibration of molecules”. It spreads to adjacent molecules by conduction, unless we have other interesting things going on. Easy stuff. Vacuum is the absence of molecules to conduct heat to. Wait…
minus-squarecammoblammo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoWell, it can also radiate away in the form of EM radiation, typically infrared. That takes time though.
Heat is energy as “vibration of molecules”. It spreads to adjacent molecules by conduction, unless we have other interesting things going on. Easy stuff.
Vacuum is the absence of molecules to conduct heat to.
Wait…
Well, it can also radiate away in the form of EM radiation, typically infrared. That takes time though.