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re: Does getting closer to the sun make it warmer without leaving earth?
Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:57 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:57 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Sun heats the atmosphere
Indirectly. The sun heats the earth. The earth radiates heat up to the atmosphere. That's why it isn't hotter on top of a mountain
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:58 pm to OysterPoBoy
Airplanes have extra insulation for this.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:01 pm to OysterPoBoy
Believe it or not we're closest to the sun in January and farthest in July. It's the tilt of the Earth that causes the seasons, not distance
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:01 pm to OWLFAN86
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or he's retarded
Every good troll thread has a start in reality. I do appreciate that this question was discussed and seen as a viable topic to bring up again.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:04 pm to fightin tigers
my favorite thread ever was the if you drive faster, you use less gas query
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:05 pm to FredBear
I am speaking of fractions obviously.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:08 pm to manwich
Well yeah, but the moon doesn't generate the heat, it comes from the Sun. Some planets DO generate their own internal heat, but that's not what happens here. Thankfully.
This post was edited on 2/22/26 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:11 pm to OysterPoBoy
the earth varies greatly in distance from the sun during its orbit (perihelion being closest point and aphelion being the furthest), but this is not what determines hot/cold. changes in the directness of sunlight due to the earth's tilt on it's axis dictates the seasons.
so the simple answer to your question is no. controlling for atmosphere, insolation, etc., 1 mile isn't doing anything. obviously,if earth were in mercury's orbit we'd have a problem.
so the simple answer to your question is no. controlling for atmosphere, insolation, etc., 1 mile isn't doing anything. obviously,if earth were in mercury's orbit we'd have a problem.
This post was edited on 2/22/26 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:17 pm to geauxjuice
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obviously,if earth were in mercury's orbit we'd have a problem.
Obviously
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:04 pm to BabyTac
That's more about angle of incidence than distance.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:06 pm to OysterPoBoy
There are a LOT of people in this thread ignorant about science.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:12 pm to manwich
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That's why it isn't hotter on top of a mountain
Um, no. PV = nRT
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:13 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Some planets DO generate their own internal heat, but that's not what happens here.
Ummm. Ever heard of Volcanoes?
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:13 pm to OysterPoBoy
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That’s why I said I didn’t expect to feel it. But scientifically, would it be?
if you had two identical earths but one was permanently a mile closer to the sun, a spot on the closer earth would be hotter than the same spot on the further earth by like a billionth of a degree
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:17 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Imagine the sun is to the east. No clouds. Windy day.
If I move a mile to the east would it be a tiny bit warmer since im closer to the sun?
I understand I most likely won’t be able to feel it but would it be even a tad warmer?
You do understand why we have a winter and a summer right? And you do understand why that is reversed in the southern hemisphere? Technically yes if the Sun is in the east and you run toward the east it will get hotter because eventually it will be directly overhead which is at its closest point to YOU.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:17 pm to manwich
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Indirectly. The sun heats the earth. The earth radiates heat up to the atmosphere. That's why it isn't hotter on top of a mountain
theres less atmosphere to heat up at the top of a mountain
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:19 pm to Lonnie Utah
quote:And whether that angle would be more or less direct, based on how long it took you to move that mile to the east, while the sun was hauling arse away from you at the same time.
That's more about angle of incidence than distance.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:20 pm to FredBear
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Believe it or not we're closest to the sun in January and farthest in July. It's the tilt of the Earth that causes the seasons, not distance
Right but the tilt is why its hotter at the closest section and colder at the furthest. This isn't rocket science.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:23 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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You do realize earth is 93,000,000 miles from the sun right?
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Sun heats the atmosphere as a whole, being almost 92 million miles from the Sun.
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:26 pm to OysterPoBoy
East v West has nothing to do with it. How many pots have you smoked.
The sun is targeting us from....get this.....ABOVE.
Those rays are hitting you from an equidistant point whether you walk 1 mile or 20 miles east...because you've done absolutely nothing to change the angle/distancefrom which the sun's rays are hitting you. You're still on the surface of the Earth.
Now if you hiked up a mountain that was facing the Sun at the same time you were atop it as the Earth rotates, then sure, those rays are going to get to you sooner.
Put the weed down.
The sun is targeting us from....get this.....ABOVE.
Those rays are hitting you from an equidistant point whether you walk 1 mile or 20 miles east...because you've done absolutely nothing to change the angle/distancefrom which the sun's rays are hitting you. You're still on the surface of the Earth.
Now if you hiked up a mountain that was facing the Sun at the same time you were atop it as the Earth rotates, then sure, those rays are going to get to you sooner.
Put the weed down.
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