Submitted by dismygyans t3_11elqdz in explainlikeimfive
Few-School-3869 t1_jaeqtvl wrote
We feel warm when our body needs to either produce less heat or dissipate it more efficiently (by sweating or changing the blood circulation pattern).
So we feel warm at lower than body temperature, when the natural metabolic rate of our body produces more heat that can be dissipated without extra effort such as sweating.
What we call feeling cold or warm is not a measure of the temperature, it is a signal for our body to modify behavior to keep its temperature constant.
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The_White_Light t1_jaetu6c wrote
This is why water feels colder than air at the same temperature, because water has a higher heat capacity than air so it will take it away from you that much faster.
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