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Jul 17, 2013 | 09:59 PM

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Jul 18, 2013 | 09:41 AM

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flat black any old paint. gold is actually very bad at radiating heat, mister brain.

Shiny is worse than flat. light is worse than dark.

okay then, Mr. Science, it takes 0.902 Joules of heat to raise the temperature of 1 gram of Aluminum 1°C. It was 203 Joules of heat to raise ice the same...

...I think you know where I'm going with this.

Jul 18, 2013 | 11:12 AM

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Hold all street races in Antarctica!

BRILLIANT!

Jul 18, 2013 | 11:31 AM

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What if the aluminum is starting at a temperature of 1,221°F?

NOW WHO IS THE SUCKER

Jul 18, 2013 | 11:32 AM

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Well are we talking ACTUAL gold, or gold colored.

honey, any gold you gettin from your man aint gonna be actual and factual.

Jul 18, 2013 | 11:33 AM

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No, intercoolers made out of ice, duh.

Water is nearly free, just bring a couple to the track with you in a cooler next to your race tires.

Jul 18, 2013 | 01:13 PM

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Jul 18, 2013 | 01:21 PM

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What if the aluminum is starting at a temperature of 1,221°F?

NOW WHO IS THE SUCKER

well, it would still take .902 Joules to raise 1 gram of aluminum to 1222.8°F. But it would be making its way through your block at that point...so mute point.

Jul 18, 2013 | 01:35 PM

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well, it would still take .902 Joules to raise 1 gram of aluminum to 1222.8°F. But it would be making its way through your block at that point...so mute point.

Are you sure?

Typically, the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a material is linear, right until you get to a phase-change point. Then, a large amount of energy is required to actually make it change from one phase to another (eg: melting), and yet no temperature change is observed during this transition. (Enthalpy of Fusion.)

Jul 18, 2013 | 01:37 PM

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listen bro. i dont need your ****.

let's just go back to gold ICs.

http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-m...-all-gold.html

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Jul 18, 2013 | 01:40 PM

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thank you joe for paying attenion, unlike the latent heat of brain.

Jul 18, 2013 | 01:53 PM

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unlike the layman brain of brain.

Jul 18, 2013 | 04:19 PM

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Speaking of phase changes and mute points...

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Jul 20, 2013 | 11:33 AM

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Google turned this up in a boat forum for preparing bare aluminum for paint:

Wash/degrease with detergent and warm water.
Wash again with detergent and blow dry. I use a leaf blower as I don't have compressed air!
Wash with 50% white vinegar and water to etch the bare aluminum and blow dry.
Shoot the bare metal with a thin coat of zinc chromate soon after drying to preclude further oxidation of the bare metal.
Shoot with 2 coats Rustoleum. finished!

The chemistry behind using zinc chromate is mildly interesting. Look it up if that's your thing.

Jul 20, 2013 | 04:29 PM

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honey, any gold you gettin from your man aint gonna be actual and factual.

this made me LOL so hard

Jul 20, 2013 | 04:31 PM

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okay then, Mr. Science, it takes 0.902 Joules of heat to raise the temperature of 1 gram of Aluminum 1°C. It was 203 Joules of heat to raise ice the same...

...I think you know where I'm going with this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Braineack

well, it would still take .902 Joules to raise 1 gram of aluminum to 1222.8°F. But it would be making its way through your block at that point...so mute point.

you called?