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The difference between "not surprised" and "understand why" is vast. For example we (humanity) still don't understand _why_ gravity works despite not being surp
by Swizec 4y ago
The difference between "not surprised" and "understand why" is vast. For example we (humanity) still don't understand _why_ gravity works despite not being surprised by its existence.
And don't forget the 10,000 rule: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- Sharlin 4y agoYes, but GP's quote was not an explanation, it was literally saying that "light objects reflect more light". Albedo literally means "whiteness" ie. how light something is.
- Swizec 4y agoFrom GP: > Traditional asphalt has a low albedo, which means it reflects radiation poorly and instead absorbs it Seems like a pretty good high level explanation of why that matters. Darker objects absorb energy instead of reflecting it. I'm sure there's more to it than that when you get into details.