Why do vacuums help insulate so well?

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Wouldn’t it be the opposite? Because with nothing to impede the heat dissipation, wouldn’t it dissipate faster instead of slower?

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Heat can be transferred in 3 ways: conduction (solid – to – solid contact), convection (circulation of air or liquid), and radiation.

Radiation is less effective than the other two methods for transferring heat. In using a vacuum thermos or by putting a vacuum between a hot object and a cold environment, the only way for the heat to escape is radiation.

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