Re: [ATM] Does glass retain moisture?

[David Whysong <dwhysong@physics.ucsb.edu>]

On Fri, 2 Apr 2004, Lawrence D. Lopez wrote:

>Wait one cotton picking second:
>What would happen if you coated both sides of the mirror with aluminum ?
>Would something magical happen ?
>Wouldn't the mirror radiate less and thus cool down slower with the
>subsquent characteristics of fewer tube currents and less dewing ?

No, you would get more tube currents because the air is not warmed by
radiation. The mirror would take a long time to cool down.

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