Eli5 How close to the sun would you die from heat?

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Without an atmosphere in space, how close would you actually have to get to the sun before it would be hot enough to kill you (from the heat, not just radiation)

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In this case, all the heat being imparted on to you is going to come from radiation. That is, until you hit the atmosphere of the sun, at which point you’re going to basically be vaporised instantly, so I suppose the answer is a couple thousand feet into the atmosphere of the sun.

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