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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 07:47 AM Original message |
Are black cars hotter in side than white cars when left in the sun? |
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southpaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. From my experience: yes. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. Outside color is meaningless. The SEAT color is what matters! |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. No - the outside color of the car matters quite a lot - more heat will be absorbed by a |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. Is this a trick question? |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 07:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Nope. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
5. yes. black absorbs heat, white reflects it. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
6. You should do an experiment. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Great idea, if I had the two cars! nt |
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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Thankfully, Mythbusters already did this experiment so you don't have to. n/t |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. What was the result? |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. They said it does. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. slightly nt |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
9. Yes, but like others' said it's also influenced by the seats. We had a black |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
10. Black cars look better in the shade. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. hell yes especially around the roof-ceiling/head area |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. Here in the desert it's so frickin' hot anyway color doesn't matter! |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think that in the sun on a hot day, a darker car will get hot faster but over time a lighter car |
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