Elon Musk
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Because cooling scales as a square with body surface area, but heat generation scales as a cube with body mass, there is an upper limit to the size of a whale before it gets so hot that it overheats even in near-freezing water!
Jesse Peltan@JessePeltan· May 5, 2025The physics of heat transfer are way cooler than you think.
If we designed homes with them in mind, they'd be a lot more resilient and energy efficient, and people would be a lot more comfortable.
Insulation standards and HVAC systems are designed around maintaining the air
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