Cross posting eliminated
And restored.
I realize you're not an engineer, Nick, but you sure think like one.
Thanks. Two engineering degrees and 40 years of practice have helped.
I sat with an engineer in his breakfast nook a few nights ago. He
>proceeded to tell me why I was wrong...
Sounds like an engineer :-)
A few minutes later while we were discussing other aspects of his
>project a surprised look came across his face and he said, "You're
>right. My left side (facing the window) IS colder."
It's hard to argue with reality.
We place heat emitters near cold surfaces for human comfort...
It warms them up.
>>Most humans radiate heat faster to cool surfaces than warmer surfaces. >>
>>Humans radiate at the same rate, but warmer surfaces radiate more back. >
>Are you saying a surface that is colder than we are radiates heat to us?
Absolutely. That's 300 years of settled physics.
Nick