On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 10:46:59 PM UTC+1, Alastair wrote:
On Thursday, 6 August 2015 21:05:35 UTC+1, Alan LeHun wrote:

No. It is because there is less radiation from the walls, not that the
radiation is inherently colder. The distinction is important.

It is the same radiation being emitted by all subjects.


It is not the same radiation. It has a different spectrum based on Kirchhoff's Law. It is not just less intense. Anyway, less intense, colder, what's in a name?

But you lot obviously believe I am wrong. I have long discovered that you cannot change a man's beliefs with logical argument, so I won't waste any more of my time trying to enlighten you.

Cheers, Alastair.

You have been shown to be an idiot and have decided that you know better than every single physicist alive today.

The Earth is flat too. It's an established fact for a few. laughing