Why Are Airplanes White?

The answer

White bounces sunlight away, while dark colours soak it up and get hot. A white plane parked in the sun stays cooler than a dark one would. In the episode, an ice cube on a black plate melts first, and the one on the white plate lasts longer.

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Try it at home: put one ice cube on a dark plate and one on a white plate in the sun, and see which melts first.

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