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Lumifer comments on Open thread, Mar. 16 - Mar. 22, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 20 March 2015 06:31:16PM *  3 points [-]

Well, of course, the hot pole will heat the air around it and warm air rises. Same thing for the cold pole and cold air sinks. The specifics depend on how the poles are oriented with respect to gravity.