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		mkchoi212 on March 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Picking up glowing hot space shuttle tiles with ba... Yeah but why do the corners get cooler?

graphpapa on March 22, 2020 | [–]

If you think of it like a bunch of cells like minesweeper, where the temperature differential is a function of #of neighbouring air cells - corners are going to cool much faster!

Aardwolf on March 22, 2020 | | [–]

This is only a guess, but, material in the corners is closer to more surface area so loses heat more quickly

stanmancan on March 22, 2020 | [–]

More surface area?

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