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Subject: why do the first few splashes of hot water in the shower feel cold?

Date: Sat Jan 15 14:48:08 2000
Posted by Athar Khan
Grade level: undergrad School: Illinois Institute of Technology
City: Chicago State/Province: IL Country: USA
Area of science: Neuroscience
ID: 947969288.Ns
Message:

For example: I turn the shower on and the water is warm enough so that I can 
even see the steam. As you near the shower, the very first few droplets (the 
fine spray)that hits your skin feel cold. Why does that happen? I
have read an explanation for it somewhere before so I DO know that the
phenomenon does occur and was trying to understand the logic and physics
behind it.
Thanks 
-athar




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difficult for us to find an answer to your question. For instance, I've 
never experienced the sensation you describe--hot water feeling 
cold under a showering condition--so maybe more detail could help me sort 
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