to feel the cold? serious question
2007-11-28 04:16:42 · 6 answers · asked by bagel lover 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
no
2007-11-28 04:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because cold is a relative term with little relation to the actual temperature. A temp is a scientific notation to corraborate findings into a well known system of measure. Feeling cold is not exact and depends on the perspective of the "cold" person. Bring someone from MN to Florida in January and the MN guy may think the temp is warm at 65 degrees while the local is bundled up in thermal undies.
The individual zone of comfort dictates "coldness" to a person. Temperature can suggest cold (face it, -10 is still 10 below 0 and that is cold), but the individual decides what actually IS cold.
2007-11-28 12:36:59 · answer #2 · answered by thinking-guru 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, for two reasons - 'feeling cold' is both a relative term and also a question of perception and value.
Going from a warm place to a less warm place will 'feel cooler'. Example: stand in the hot sun, and then move into the shade. The relative change feels cooler.
I live in California and work outside, and often 'feel chilled' when I move from 100 degree F in the sun to an air conditioned bldg at 80 degree F. I like the heat. My partner doesn't, and keeps the house at 70 degrees F or less. I'm downright cold, but she is comfortable. I don't need to know what the temperature is to know that I'm too cold. After I turn the air conditioning off, she doesn't need to look at the thermostat to know that she is feeling too warm.
We both perceive the changes in air temperture (without looking at the thermostat), but have different values about whether it is 'too hot' or 'too cold'.
2007-11-28 13:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by michael b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say it depends on where your mind is at, are you grounded to things around you, or are you taking mental mind trips, so that you are kinda off in space,
sometimes we might just not be paying attention, noticing our body, but then we hear someone say, its freezing, and we come back to earth and say, dang im cold!
but for the most part, no we dont need to know the temperature, plus some will feel hot or cold at different levels of temperature
2007-11-28 13:05:29 · answer #4 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because regardless of the external temperature, a person can feel a chill due to poor circulation, long exposure to damp conditions or just having fallen asleep without covers.
2007-11-28 12:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by Cid Young 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can honestly say that i've felt cold without knowing the temperature. but i can only speak for my own experience!
2007-11-28 12:27:15 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋