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Re:Picking up glowing hot space shuttle tiles with bare hand... by BenjiWiebe on Sunday March 22, 2020 @01:29PM (#22656725)
It blocks heat well, or conducts heat poorly. Too me the second option actually sounds better.
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Re:Picking up glowing hot space shuttle tiles with bare hand... by hnarn on Sunday March 22, 2020 @03:49PM (#22657987)
To my ears it's kind of like describing a shield as being really bad at letting arrows through, but I yield as I seem to be outnumbered.
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