Epic2112@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoIf incandescent lightbulbs have a vacuum inside, why do they get so hot on the outside?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up174arrow-down1message-squareIf incandescent lightbulbs have a vacuum inside, why do they get so hot on the outside?Epic2112@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTylerdurdon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoWow, I fucking learned something today. Thank you, stranger.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agovery closely related: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-body_radiation
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoGo see what happens if you lick a radio transmitter aerial and report back
Wow, I fucking learned something today. Thank you, stranger.
very closely related:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-body_radiation
Go see what happens if you lick a radio transmitter aerial and report back