Mastodawn

the smoker is partially in the sun.
its 11 am, and the sun could only have been on it for something like an hour.
is 117 inside the smoker and rising.
(the smoker isnt on)

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Viss Jul 17, 2023

the outside surface of the smoker is 187f.
the surface of the deck in the sun is 160.
its 'dont go outside' weather

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codeneko Jul 17, 2023

@Viss on the bright side if you want smoke something you don’t have to turn it on.

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Jul 17, 2023

@Viss I'm a little tired and read this as "the surface of the sun is 160" and felt like that number seemed a touch low.

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Viss Jul 17, 2023

@bipolar_die_roller https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/science/brown-dwarf-campfire-star.html

Break Out the S’mores: This Star Is Cooler Than a Campfire

Researchers recently discovered the coldest star ever found that emits radio waves.

The New York Times

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Jul 17, 2023

@Viss Fun, found this in the article: https://www.nasa.gov/jpl/wise/spitzer-coldest-brown-dwarf-20140425

At first my brain couldn't process how a star could be this cold, but I guess compared to absolute zero that's positively balmy.

NASA's Spitzer and WISE Telescopes Find Close, Cold Neighbor of Sun

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered what appears to be the coldest "brown dwarf" known -- a dim, star-like body that surprisingly is as frosty as Earth's North Pole.

NASA

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