I need to know why toilet seats are warm after someone uses them? Do you think friction has anything to do with that?
2007-10-28 04:18:15 · 3 answers · asked by mryungbp 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
No of cause it has nothing to do with friction. The muscles you use when you are on the toilet aren't in contact with the seat! It is just the same as when you get off a chair. Your body heat from your bottom has warmed the material of the chair or in the case of a toilet, the seat.
2007-10-28 05:11:25 · answer #1 · answered by crrllpm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The scientific, chemical process of Heat Conduction
Your bottom is hot. 37 degrees infact. The particles that make up the skin and muscle are hot, so they are moving, vibrating. When your bum makes contact with the seat, which is cold, the particles in your bum bash into the particles in the seat, making them move faster too. This heats the seat up.
2007-10-28 11:45:12 · answer #2 · answered by JJon1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, friction and your body heat. when you sit on the toilet seat, isnt it cold? your body heat helps warm it
2007-10-28 11:22:33 · answer #3 · answered by Gwen J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋