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black cools quickest because the heat goes straight through it but white reflects so if you had two really thick sheets of metal one Matt black and the other shiny white put heat on them then cut them in half, the middle of the black one will be hot but the middle of the white one won't because the heat is going through the black

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Black objects cool quickest because they absorb and emit heat faster than lighter colored objects. Black surfaces have a higher emissivity, which means they radiate heat more efficiently, leading to faster cooling.

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