▲ 776 ▼ Smells Great (mander.xyz) submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (4 children) Aluminium doesn't glow, even when molten though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 14 points 11 months ago That simply means it must melt below 600°C. A quick wiki check says it melts at 660. I guess if you're in a really dark room, you could see the glow. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Real bodies are gray, not black. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago All bodies matter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago Eventually will glow human eye visible if you keep heating it past useful temperatures. 1000'C+ starts getting red hot. Doesn’t emit light as readily as iron does, especially with iron’s oxide layer building up when heated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 14 points 11 months ago That simply means it must melt below 600°C. A quick wiki check says it melts at 660. I guess if you're in a really dark room, you could see the glow. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Real bodies are gray, not black. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago All bodies matter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago Eventually will glow human eye visible if you keep heating it past useful temperatures. 1000'C+ starts getting red hot. Doesn’t emit light as readily as iron does, especially with iron’s oxide layer building up when heated. permalink fedilink source parent