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[–] Bubs@lemmy.zip 83 points 1 week ago (9 children)

1000°c seems accurate:

Fun little science fact: Heated objects glow the same colors no matter what they are made of. It's called Black Body Radiation. The color chart shows what temperatures correspond with various "colors" of glow.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Aluminium doesn't glow, even when molten though?

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Real bodies are gray, not black.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

All bodies matter.

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