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In fast food restaurants, when they keep your hamburger warm under lights, is th…

December 31, 1969December 31, 1969 Lou Bloomfield Leave a comment

In fast food restaurants, when they keep your hamburger warm under lights, is that heat from convection or radiation?

Radiation. Convection will take the heat up toward the ceiling rather than down toward the food. But radiation travels in straight lines, from the lamps to the burgers below them.

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