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When something is cold, receptors in the skin called thermoreceptors send signals to the brain indicating a drop in temperature. This triggers sensory nerve fibers to convey the sensation of cold to the brain, which is then interpreted as a feeling of chilliness or discomfort.

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How does your stimulus do when you touch something hot or cold?

I don't have the ability to feel temperature changes because I am a computer program.


What is a cold object?

A cold object is something that when touched, appears to feel cold. Another meaning of a cold object is something that when touched or used to touch something with, may turn that object in question colder or even freeze it.


Which factor most determines how hot or clod something feels you touch it?

The main factor that determines how hot or cold something feels when you touch it is its temperature relative to your skin temperature. If the object is warmer than your skin, it will feel hot, and if it is cooler than your skin, it will feel cold. Other factors like thermal conductivity and surface area can also influence the sensation.


What factor determines how hot or cold something feels when you touch it?

The temperature difference between the object and your body's temperature determines how hot or cold something feels when you touch it. Heat transfer occurs from the object to your skin if it is hotter than your body temperature, making it feel warm. Conversely, if the object is colder than your body temperature, heat is transferred from your skin to the object, making it feel cold.


Why does a metal bench feel cold on a cold day?

Metal is a good conductor of heat, so on a cold day, the metal bench quickly loses heat to the environment, making it feel cold to the touch. Your body also conducts heat to the metal, causing it to feel cold as it draws heat away from your body.

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When you reach for something in the fridge why do your hands get cold?

To the touch your skin is warm. When you reach in something cold such as a fridge or freezer the temperature difference is what makes your hands feel cold.


Will something happen to gum if cold?

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Why could the speaker feel that hate and ice have something in common?

Because 'hate' is a 'cold' emotion.


Why does touching help us?

feel is another way of saying touch. When you touch something you might feel it hard &soft or hot & cold.


is the weather is cold Observation orInference?

"The weather is cold" is an observation because it is something you can feel. An inference is something you decide or think about an event after observing it. For example "The temperature must have dropped."


Why do you feel cold after coming out of the shower?

If you use tapwater, you may feel cold but if you use a heater, you wont feel cold.


What does it mean if my throat and stomach feel cold but I ain't cold?

It usually happens just before death, better eat something hot straight away.


Can something be so cold it's hot?

No, something cannot be simultaneously cold and hot. Temperature scales operate on a continuum where hot and cold are opposites. However, something can feel hot initially when it provides a sudden contrast to a very cold environment and vice versa.


How does your stimulus do when you touch something hot or cold?

I don't have the ability to feel temperature changes because I am a computer program.


Is it good if a human can't feel the cold?

It's bad if you can't feel cold because your body is supposed to be hot or cold. If you can't feel cold, see a doctor.


Why does the room get colder before hotter?

A room doesnt get colder before putting on a heater or something. This may feel like it because your body will feel the warm of the heat, also it will feel the cold air. This will make you feel more colder.


How cold is too cold for bobwhite quail?

Like for humans, u feel cold these little birds feel too.