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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Futurama Guy: [QB] [QUOTE] TSN [qb] Well, heat is radiation, technically... [/qb] [/QUOTE]Not quite, unless you mean infrared/thermal energy/radiation. Quick definitions: The astronomical definition of radiation is a form of energy transport consisting of electromagnetic waves traveling at the speed of light. The biological definition of radiation, as well as conduction, and convection are all processes in which an object gains or loses heat, or in other words, the way heat travels from or through one object to another. So technically it isn't heat, its the tranportation of heat... OR Radiation is when an object gains heat through exposure to intense radiant energy or to any surface that is warmer than its own surface temperature. Conduction is a direct transfer of heat between two objects in contact with each other. Convection requires moving air or water to transfer heat, involving the process of conduction. [NOTE - this has been heavily modified because this was getting too severely complicated to explain in a manner fitting to the above posts.] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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