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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How was it incorrect? How can you transfer heat away from the electronics into another medium when there is no other medium because it's in space?

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

By that logic, every existing satellite would overheat and die.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The processing on satellites is absolutely nothing compared to a datacenter.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

That would be a matter of scale. You're claiming it's flat out impossible because of a lack of medium. Different thing entirely

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Same way radiation heat works from the sun.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The sun emites a fuck ton of mass. Satellites don't have mass to emit.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

So how does radiation heat work in other places?

Like this? This has no mass either really.

https://images.homedepot.ca/productimages/p_1001318862.jpg?product-images=l