Xero@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoAir: Where did that bring you? Back to me.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1594arrow-down119
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minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months ago conduction The metal atoms in the fins don’t move into the air. They stay on the fins. The fins’ atoms have to transfer their kinetic energy via photon exchange to the atoms in the air. So conduction is radiation at atomic distances.
minus-squareIron Lynx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoAh, I see we’re getting to the point where it’s hard to tell if we’re being philosophical or pedantic.
The metal atoms in the fins don’t move into the air. They stay on the fins. The fins’ atoms have to transfer their kinetic energy via photon exchange to the atoms in the air.
So conduction is radiation at atomic distances.
Ah, I see we’re getting to the point where it’s hard to tell if we’re being philosophical or pedantic.