Comment on Crisco in a Terracotta: Decoding the (Mostly) Useless Candle Meme
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 week ago
It works subjectively but is meaningless objectively.
The po/sand/whatever is a heat sink. It heats up and slowly re-releases the heat closer to the observer (you) giving the impression of more heat.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Heating something close is objectively measureable.
A pot of water boils on a stove instead of standing next to a stove despite the stove releasing the same heat.