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TIL: a Thermos flask creates a highly efficient thermal insulation by creating a partial vacuum between 2 barriers. Since there’s virtually no air/gas/matter, there’s nothing to carry energy away (bar the canister itself). This is how rocket fuel is stored - in a giant Thermos.

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