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Is sense of touch reliable for determining temperature differences?
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∙ 10y ago
Sense of touch is deceptive. So always to have the temperature objectively determined by thermometer. Put one hand in hot water for some time and another in chilled water. Then the same object will be felt as cold and hot by you only.
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∙ 15y agoNo, because the temperature sensors of your body are comparing everything to their own temperature.
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