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To expand on the "doesn't work like that" part: In the vacuum of space there is no air to exchange warmth with your body, or your space suit. You might be comfy on the side of your body facing the sun (if you're at that distance where it provides the right amount of radiative heat) but the side facing away from the sun will get no heat, and therefore be cold. I imagine that would feel very weird... if you could feel it on your skin, without a space suit, without being ripped apart by the vacuum, of course.
Does anyone know whether this "uneven distribution of heat energy" is a problem for space suits or if that little bit of air inside is enough to distribute it?
What if we spin around like a spit roast so the heat gets evenly distributed?
How fast should we spin as well?
I wonder what it would do in relation to vertigo. I mean there's no gravity to affect the vestibular system, but there are strong visual cues.
Ah crap, I'm going to go down a "what happens when an astronaut spins" rabbit hole today, ain't I? I had shit to do, oh well