hemphog 0 #1 July 5, 2005 Hey cocheese, I remembered your thread a while back: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do%3Dpost_view_flat%3Bsb%3Dpost_latest_reply%3Bso%3DASC%3Bpost%3D1681278=View+Flat+Mode#1681278 Now, when you're charged with assault or property damage (next time dude), you have proof Cars develop killer heat, even on cooler days Source: New Scientist - 05 July 2005 http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7631 Quote "Sunlight can heat car interiors to lethal temperatures in just 30 minutes, even if the weather is relatively cool..." "...the average rise in one hour is 22°C..." "...Previous research has shown that when ambient temperatures rise above 35°C, sealed cars reach a suffocating 65°C in just 15 minutes..." "On 16 cloud-free days in Northern California, the team measured a car's inside temperature at 5 minute intervals for one hour post-parking. Ambient temperatures on the study days ranged from 22°C to 35°C. They found that, regardless of outside air temperature, the car heated up at a similar rate, gaining 80% of its final temperature within 30 minutes. Cars that started out comfortable 22°C, for example, rocketed to over 47°C after 60 minutes in the sun And keeping the windows open a crack hardly slowed the rise at all..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Ya we'll rape the local objects, and maybe do some jumps too!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #2 July 5, 2005 Yep.... I had an aluminum shift knob in my Mustang, which has burned the hell out of my hand a few times. A year or two ago I actually had a dr pepper can that I had left in the back seat explode. Evil heat.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites