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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

They usually measure extreme high temperatures differently, not with thermometers based on heat expansion of materials. They measure heat radiated, not conducted.

In plain English, they look at it with a heat camera, like you see on TV they patrol borders with.