The hottest temperature recorded on earth was 56.7 °C (1913, Death Valley). A study found that temperatures inside a car rose by 31 °C after four hours.
So 56.7 + 31 = ~88 °C, just shy of 90 °C, and that's for the absolute hottest case.
Some CD cases are made out of polypropylene (instead of polystyrene), which has a lower softening point. Perhaps the case was made out of that?
Either way, I think we can say it was "hot as balls" in the car.
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The hottest AIR temperature recorded on Earth was 56.7°C. And the AIR temperature inside a car rose by 31°C after 4 hours. What we're concerned with here is the temperature of the case.
Polypropylene CD cases (and polypropylene items in general) tend to have a more frosted appearance due to partial crystallization of the polymer chains.
Yes indeed, it was most certainly "hot as balls".
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reminds me of the time we were visiting relatives in Texas and my mom left her sunglasses in the car because when we came back the sunglasses had partially melted
So 56.7 + 31 = ~88 °C, just shy of 90 °C, and that's for the absolute hottest case.
Some CD cases are made out of polypropylene (instead of polystyrene), which has a lower softening point. Perhaps the case was made out of that?
Either way, I think we can say it was "hot as balls" in the car.
- FunStats
Polypropylene CD cases (and polypropylene items in general) tend to have a more frosted appearance due to partial crystallization of the polymer chains.
Yes indeed, it was most certainly "hot as balls".