majestic guy@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoDurian supremacylemmy.worldimagemessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1283
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minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoBurnt wood is an amazing insulator. IIRC the Soviets used wooden heat shields on some reentry capsules because that material outperformes any synthetic yet known as an ablative heat shield.
Burnt wood is an amazing insulator. IIRC the Soviets used wooden heat shields on some reentry capsules because that material outperformes any synthetic yet known as an ablative heat shield.