– How does concrete/asphalt heat up to insane temperatures that are way above the actual air temperature?

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The question pretty much sums it up. How TF is the asphalt 20-40° hotter than the air when it’s super hot?

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Are you thinking the asphalt is hot because the air is hot? It’s actually the opposite, the air is hot because the asphalt is hot. In fact a chunk of asphalt in space orbiting the earth would still get very hot.

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