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==== Stephen, you’ve made several fundamental errors: ====
* Thermal equilibrium does not occur in milliseconds — the particle’s finite mass and heat capacity limit how fast it warms.
* We explicitly included the T⁴ radiative increase — the 1.71e–7 W was only at 223 K, not treated as constant.
* Conduction and convection are minor at high altitudes — and don’t override solar heating or vapor pressure effects.
* Your claim that the crystal "begins to grow at 105% RHi" ignores that sunlight raises the crystal’s temperature and vapor pressure well above ambient — so sublimation still dominates.

The actual physics shows:
* Crystals heat gradually to ~230–233 K under sunlight.
* Their vapor pressure nearly doubles, requiring ~177% RHi to avoid sublimation.
* Even in humid conditions, they sublimate in ~3–4 seconds, not grow.

You’re arguing with thermodynamics — and that’s a losing game.

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