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Old Aug 2, 2008, 02:16 AM   #10
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they totally paint things black just cause they look cooler :P

a very basic point would that white reflects more heat and light, while black absorbs and dissipates better.

an example of how this works would be sunlight - it heats black things faster than white things, yet the white things have a tendency to cool slower once they have heated.
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