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Diligent_Nature t1_j9rohay wrote

It could get pretty hot between the glass and EPS, but EPS has a melting point of 212° F (100° C) and an ignition temperature of 680°F (360°C). It won't get that hot.

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allangee t1_j9rosov wrote

You're actually keeping things cooler because you're reflecting a lot of the light before it comes through and shines on anything. You won't hit nearly high enough temperatures for a fire or any off-gassing.

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bluejeans90210 OP t1_j9rps07 wrote

Can you see an issue with this, apart from being an eyesore? The crt monitor on the left is anchoring the cardboard on the left, and the wood is there to make all the cardboard stand up straight. But I had to wedge a couple of things between the monitor and wood. I have cinder blocks at the bottom of the right hand cardboard, with the imac further jamming the wood via cinder block behind it. https://imgur.com/a/7A6jtoj

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bluejeans90210 OP t1_j9rpskx wrote

Can you see an issue with this, apart from being an eyesore? The crt monitor on the left is anchoring the cardboard on the left, and the wood is there to make all the cardboard stand up straight. But I had to wedge a couple of things between the monitor and wood. I have cinder blocks at the bottom of the right hand cardboard, with the imac further jamming the wood via cinder block behind it. https://imgur.com/a/7A6jtoj

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bluejeans90210 OP t1_j9rt8zl wrote

The window that is causing trouble is up pretty high, I'd probably need scaffolding to do it, and putting it on the inside isn't an option. The foil I've put up on the outside has actually held up fairly well with storms and things like that.

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SlipSeven t1_j9rzble wrote

No. It'll be fine. Unless the window is a magnifying glass

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Tbuzzin t1_j9sedsq wrote

Bruh, you're gonna be fine!

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SuperHeroCow56 t1_j9sfkrl wrote

Why not just get some black out paper? It's only a few dollars at Walmart/Amazon

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MyMomSaysIAmCool t1_j9sjhps wrote

It's not going to ignite on its own. But if you do have a fire, it's a big panel of combustible material right in front of the window that you might need to use as an emergency exit.

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SuperHeroCow56 t1_j9twe4y wrote

They go on the inside. Blocks all the light and keeps a good amount of heat out as well. For outside the window you can do a sun screen. Essentially blocks all sun from hitting the window and blocks a ton of the heat

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bluejeans90210 OP t1_j9txntd wrote

I knew someone in mining and we put up foil with vinegar to make it stick, but it's not really practical for that desk being in the way... we put up one of the foils on the outside and that still seems to be mostly intact. We have something locally available called contact paper which seems very much like what you're talking about, at least from what I saw on amazon.

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