...in what proximity would you have to be to the sun and how fast would you have to be spinning (like a rotisserie chicken) so that your light side didn't burn and your dark side didn't freeze; rotating just enough to keep a relatively stable temperature?

Absolutely absurd, I know but this question somehow popped into my head and won't leave. ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸงŠ

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[โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago

It will do both. The initial boiling will draw heat away from the other molecules, eventually freezing them. So I suppose it wold depend on how fine the spray pattern is as well as the beginning temperature as to how much goes to gas vs. solid.

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