[Perchant]

It is the reason Venus is a hellish, sweltering place.

I'm sure its proximity to the giant heat radiating fireball in the sky has nothing to do with it.

[Constantine XIII]

Venus has a higher average temperature on the day side than Mercury.

Maybe a wizard did it? :p

[3niner]

It is the reason Venus is a hellish, sweltering place.

I'm sure its proximity to the giant heat radiating fireball in the sky has nothing to do with it.

Venus is hotter than Mercury, which is much closer to that "giant heat radiating fireball in the sky".