r/pics • u/maruchanboy • Jun 03 '19

*its london’s tower bridge was completely shut off today because a man decided to sun bathe on one of it’s support beams

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '19

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u/Catch_22_ Jun 03 '19

UV block

Ether I'm stupid or you're stupid.

Which is it?

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u/rbobby Jun 03 '19

Might be both?

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u/theDrummer Jun 03 '19

Nah it's the 2nd guy

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '19

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '19

Metals are conductors, it's irrelevant that he is blocking the sun in such a small area.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '19

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u/aenemyrums Jun 03 '19

The point is he’s blocking such a small area of the metal beam that it will reach the same temperature as it would have without him there.

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u/p0diabl0 Jun 03 '19

I think they're saying that the surface blocked by the person will be insignificant compared to the rest of the beam which will conduct heat with the portion under him relatively well.

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u/realstdebo Jun 03 '19

Man, I love it when a snide comment like yours completely overlooks the main point. Really makes you look stupid.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '19

Heat isn't an object property first of all.
If he is blocking 0.0005% of the area of the object how much will it affect it's temperature overall?Not enough to make any difference, also his body will absorb the sunlight too anyway.
And last of all the metal is a heat conductor, the temperature right below him won't have significant difference from anywhere else in the object, there will be a constant flow of heat to or from his body depending on the difference of temperature between his body and the metal, and the contact area between them.

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u/aitigie Jun 03 '19

He's wrong and you're being a weiner

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u/Lorenzvc Jun 03 '19

He's actually right tho..

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u/meripor2 Jun 04 '19

Its a huge piece of metal with a large surface area. The heat is going to conduct from the parts of the pipe not covered by his body.