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minus-squarestevestevesteve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up216·8 months agoThe mantle is between 500-4500K, meaning most of it is hot enough to glow at least a dull red. You don’t say lava is black because once it cools down it turns black…
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·8 months agoI often forget we’re basically living on a spherical hot pocket fresh out of the microwave.
minus-squareportifornia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoCrispy Crunchy Tender Flaky Crust, Earth pocket!
minus-squareanton@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoEarly scientific estimates of the age of the earth are underestimated it because they assumed the hot potato model, but radioactive decay keeps the earth hot for longer.
minus-squareneo@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 months agoOh yeah, well, em… the ocean called and they are running out of you! No, wait… damn it!
The mantle is between 500-4500K, meaning most of it is hot enough to glow at least a dull red.
You don’t say lava is black because once it cools down it turns black…
Maybe OP does
I often forget we’re basically living on a spherical hot pocket fresh out of the microwave.
Crispy Crunchy Tender Flaky Crust, Earth pocket!
Early scientific estimates of the age of the earth are underestimated it because they assumed the hot potato model, but radioactive decay keeps the earth hot for longer.
Oh yeah, well, em… the ocean called and they are running out of you! No, wait… damn it!