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Could speeding the earth by some significant amount improve cooling performance? Sun rays spend less time hitting one area?
by xwdv 4y ago
Could speeding the earth by some significant amount improve cooling performance? Sun rays spend less time hitting one area?
- srcreigh 4y agoThis reminds me of a video which answers the question "Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MqYE2UuN24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MqYE2UuN24
- nomel 4y agoBut much easier to model, if you assume a first order newton cooling curve.
- thehappypm 4y agoThis is an interesting question. The emission of radiation is proportional to the absolute temperature to the fourth power. So, the hotter something gets the faster it radiates energy out. Its nonlinear so theres definitely some winning strategy. Energy in is constant, but energy out could vary. I think the way to maximize the energy leaving the planet is to not rotate at all. The energy input would be concentrated and you would have one side very hot — and the hot side would dump the most energy back into space.
- nomel 4y agoI think shading the earth is infinitely more achievable.