Re: Why isn't water used as a thermal-insulation?


"Brablo" <gestureofrespect@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> It's specific heat (amount of energy to raise its temperature 1 degree)
> is very high (4.184 J/K). Why isn't water, treated with something to
> prevent it from freezing used as a housing insulation as opposed to
> fiberglass? Water can even deter fires a little better.
>
> Also, why not have homes in Arizona or some other desert areas be
> coated with a reflective coating to reflect back sun rays? Also, why
> not have these same homes have water perfuse from it like sweat
> perfusing out of sweat pores to keep the temperature down?

Hold on, I've thrown my hot water bottle away 50 years to soon.
Have you considered leaks? It makes a hell of a mess on the carpet.
Maybe you'd enjoy New Orleans better, Katrina cooled it down nicely.
Detered the fires, too.
Androcles.


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