Eli5: How do heat sinks work?

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Curious how they work. Why do they look like lots of layers of fins.

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Energy moves from areas of high concentration to low. The fins greatly increase the surface area. More surface area allows greater thermal transfer. Fluid zig-zags back and forth through a radiator. The heat in the fluid is transfer to the surface area of the fins in the radiator.

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