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 is basically the random kinetic energy of a substance. This is much more easily transferred if one substance can physically impact the other, compared to relying on electromagnetic emissions to carry it away.

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