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Picking Up Glowing Hot Space Shuttle Tiles with Bare Hands

Space Shuttle thermal tiles conduct heat so poorly that after being in a 2200 °F oven for hours, you can pick them up with your bare hands only seconds after they come out, still glowing hot.