For those confused by the warm plate thing, it’s a reference to this trick the author had posted the previous day https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fysgqk4CjAwhBg

For those confused by the warm plate thing, it’s a reference to this trick the author had posted the previous day https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fysgqk4CjAwhBgNYT/fake-explanations https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fysgqk4CjAwhBgNYT/fake-expla... where the reason the plate it warmer farther away from the radiator, is because the instructor spun it around prior to the students entering the room.