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[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Natural cooling, in a vacuum. Isn't that kind of like natural wetting, through a rubber glove?

[–] Maxxie@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, temperatures in space vary from -120 degrees celsius in direct sunlight to -270 C in the shadow, which greatly simplifies cooling.

dude you don't get it space is cold

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Heat doesn’t transfer in a vacuum like it does in air.

[–] Maxxie@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago

my bad, should've added /s

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 day ago

You're correct, radiating away heat and space is a pain in the butt implies a large amount of mass if you're on a spacing trip do you have a higher likelihood of cooking to death than freezing to death