2007-11-28 21:52:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
If you drank a freshly made cup of tea the way you would a glass of water, it would burn you. Just watch a small child with their first cup of tea, even when it's really milky they tend to drink it they way they do cold drinks, and then they say 'it's too hot!'. As adults we are used to hot drinks and automatically take tiny sips, sucking in some air at the same time to cool our mouths down.
I also think our mouths are designed to cope with higher temperatures as well.
2007-11-28 22:02:47 · answer #1 · answered by Jude 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You do have different nerves on the outside than in, but even though you don't feel it as much, hot drinks kill these little hairs in your esophagus. be careful!
2007-11-29 04:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by Prima Ballerina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because your mouth has fewer heat sensitive nerves than your skin. Air also has something to do with it too!
2007-11-29 01:45:26 · answer #3 · answered by zakiit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Different numbers of nerve endings in the mouth and skin.
Think of how sensitive the fingertips are.
2007-11-28 21:58:18 · answer #4 · answered by ed 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because your mouth is designed to withstand higher temperatures than the rest of your body.
2007-11-28 21:58:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All wrong so far. Because you cool it, when you sip it, that little sip mixes air and cools the liquid.
2007-11-28 22:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by 1000 Man Embassy 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
because its really hot
2007-11-28 21:55:29 · answer #7 · answered by ✿☆mkumi★✿ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋