On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Dick Marron <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>L Black surfaces radiate as well as absorb and the switch from heat
> input to heat loss is instantaneous the moment the sun is hidden<<<<<<
>
> I'll bite. Why would a black surface radiate more heat than say a white
> surface?
>
>
> Dick
http://www.howeverythingworks.org/page1.php?QNum=603
Basically black is much more efficient at absorbing and radiating heat
than any other color.
Mike
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