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MSR Reactor & Windburner with blackened pots

This is a test to challenge the theory that a blackened pot saves fuel from a fire source with lots of radiant heat. MSR Reactor and Windburner are two stove systems that employ radiant heat. The test has shown that painting the pot bottom black makes a negligible amount of difference in terms of fuel savings. Since radiant heat is achieved mostly via electromagnetic energy in the infrared spectrum, and not visible light spectrum, the colour of the object to which heat is to be transferred makes little to no difference. Radiant heating has 3 elements, emissivity, absorptivity, and reflectivity. This test did NOT fully address the reflectivity of the radiant heating question. A further test could be done with a shiny pot vs. blackened pot using a radiant heat source. That might give me a reason to buy more camping stuff...