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As I understand, temperature is a measure of how fast atoms and molecules are vibrating, and not a measure of how much energy per unit area of contact can be tr
by hliyan 8y ago
As I understand, temperature is a measure of how fast atoms and molecules are vibrating, and not a measure of how much energy per unit area of contact can be transferred in a unit time.
- guidedlight 8y agoExactly. Stick your hand into an oven at 100 celsius ...OR... Stick your hand into into a pot of water at 100 celsius. The difference is that the water molecules are more tightly packed, than the air molecules in the oven. In space, they are quite far apart.
- mpweiher 8y ago> Stick your hand into into a pot of water at 100 celsius ..and: please don't! :)
- sebazzz 8y agoFast reflexes will prevent major damage. It won't prevent pain though.
- mcbits 8y agoMaybe for a fingertip, but I wouldn't try it with a full hand. The water stuck to the hand will take time to cool down no matter how fast you remove it. Unless you're just saying second degree burns don't count as major damage...
- jacquesm 8y agoAs someone with extensive scarring on one arm from a water burn I'd prefer it if you didn't put things like this out there. Fast reflexes won't help your hand to recover from a bad burn, they won't prevent it either, your hand is much too large to be immersed fully and retracted before substantial damage will occur.
- 1ste 8y agoThe article's video described this
- kenjackson 8y agoIs that also a reason that you feel warmer in high humidity heat?
- tgb 8y agoThat's only part of it - sweat not being able to evaporate is another part. I'm not sure which is the bigger effect.
- Sharlin 8y agoAs explained in the article. > Temperature measures how fast particles are moving, whereas heat measures the total amount of energy that they transfer.