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Old 01-08-2014, 11:22 AM
Barrykgerdes
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Obviously the science I learned at school is no longer taught.

White (shiny) surfaces reflect heat and black (matt) surfaces absorb heat from the heat source (sun).

The converse is the case when the source is removed. white (shiny) surface keeps the heat in and the black (matt) radiates the heat quickly.

We proved all this by experiments that covered radiation, conduction and convection in science.

Barry
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