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ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 1 day agoI honestly think you’re forgetting the atmosphere and like, physical ground under our feet. It doesn’t generally drop to 0C overnight unless it’s already pretty close to 0C because of the heat trapped in the atmosphere and emanating from the earth’s core. It’s going to be more like a week for most places.
burgersc12@mander.xyz 1 day ago
And the sun doesn’t generally blink out of existence. Think about how much energy is on the other side of the earth, it’s not like the two sides of earth are separate they are one huge interconnected energy system. What happens on one side affects the other
ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 1 day ago
You are also forgetting the atmosphere and ground (and oceans, of course) - It being one huge interconnected energy system is exactly why I’m saying it would take longer. This guy’s calculations reckon we’d lose about 1 degree per 12 hours. January’s global average temperature was around 13°, so that’d be 6 and a half days. July last year it was 17°, so that’d be a whole 8 and a half days. It’s going to be more like a week.
burgersc12@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Dig three feet down and tell me how warm the earth is…
ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 1 day ago
Read the article before trying to be a fucking smartarse. It gives specific numbers for geothermal radiation.