When you place 1 hand in a cold bucket of water, and the other hand in a warm bucket of water and then after a while place it in room temperature water... what would your hands feel like? what happened?
2007-02-11 09:51:43 · 3 answers · asked by kogmu 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
My science teacher used to tell us: There is no hot or cold. There is just the difference from room temperature (or the temperature that you were previously in).
I agree. It feels "cold" and "hot" on your hands because your hand just changed temperatures abruptly.
2007-02-11 11:36:54 · answer #1 · answered by Chrissy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the warmed hand will feel cold since it's being *cooled* to room temperature by room-temperature water (it's like you walk out of a hot bath. you feel cold)
the cold hand will feel warmed by the room-temperature water (it's like you're cold in the Winter and you walk into a warm house)
2007-02-11 10:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by Tony 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its just your bodies way of tricking your senses i used to do that all the time when i was a little kid, the cold water feels hot and the hot water feels cold when you switch them..
2007-02-11 09:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by true 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋