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Radiators (Posted on 2002-09-26)

It's well-established in physics that black or dark-colored objects radiate heat faster and more effectively than light-colored objects.

So, in almost every building that uses steam heat, why are the radiators painted silver or some other very light color?

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Solution (to a flawed statement)

| Comment 12 of 13 |

Black objects absorb radiant heat better. RADIANT. Not convection.

Posted by Chaz on 2003-05-03 10:17:50

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