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J92@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I know its memes, but the astronaut tim peake discussed the space suits on No Such Thing As A Fish where he said that the whole get-up is like 16+ layers thick, and the only heating inside is for your fingertips, so you dont lose fine motor function. He said you can be sitting working on a panel outside the station, with one hand facing the sun and one hand facing the shade, and the delta-T of your two hands could be something like 500°C.
Maaaaadness! (It’s been a while since I listened to this episode, my memory of numbers could be skewed.)
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 4 days ago
What is a “delta-T?”
J92@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah, sorry. Its difference in temperature. I got delta-T in my head and blinkered in on either making a ‘triangle’ to denote delta or just write it out, instead of just saying temperature difference.
Apologies.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Difference in temperature.