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LQ

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Registered: 2006-12-04

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If the north and south pools reflective snow melts

It will be perhaps 30 percent hotter.

293.5kelvin*1.30 = 381.5kelvin = 108 degrees celsius. Let's take the fastest train out of here.

Perhaps only chicken will be on the news then. Fried chicken.

Last edited by LQ (2009-11-29 22:49:27)

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Re: If the north and south pools reflective snow melts

Hi LQ;

That is somewhat misleading working with K rather than F.

293.5° K = 68.63° F
1.3 *293.5° K = 381.5° K = 227.03° F That is higher than the boiling point of water at sea level and is a huge jump in temperature.

But if you work in F

68.63° F and times by 1.3 you get 89.21° F , A much more modest jump in temperature.

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LQ

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Re: If the north and south pools reflective snow melts

So it's fahrenheit that is the velocity squared then? Well I don't remember much from physics, but shouldn't it be a very high jump anyway? cause I was thinking that the photon income is proportional to speed squared and hence temperature.

anyone has the right answer to how hot it would be with 30% more sunlight? Or if that is the one, then wouldn't it still be very hot?

that's like 31 degrees celcius... Well that's still too much.

Last edited by LQ (2009-12-01 05:34:25)

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