These outdoor heaters are stupid and a waste of electricity

https://lemmy.world/post/44598022

Those particular ones might be a waste of energy, but outdoor heaters like that in general are great for in front of hotels, and in the vestibule for doormen at clubs or valets
And usually they are infrared so you’re only heating people, not concrete.
I don’t think that’s how radiant heat transfer works. Should generally heat anything colder than the heat source
Kinda both right, it heats surfaces the infrared energy emitted by the heater can make contact with. It won’t heat open air which makes it extremely useful in outside environments or anywhere with a potential for airflow.