except that the feathers are externally insulative, but internally conductive. So the body feathers will then warm the top feathers, and heat keeps moving till equilibrium.
On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Alexander Hollins > <alexander.holl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Because up is colder. > > Then only the the tops of their shoulders and the tops of their head > should be colder. > > > Harry > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> So why is the surface preferentially emitting radiation in the up > >> direction? > >> > >> As an aside, I would like to remark that it is possible to invent > >> models which work according to the laws of physics which predict the > >> measured behaviour of a given system. However, upon reflection and > >> further study the model may posses characteristics which do not > >> actually correspond to the system being study. > >
