eli5: If your hands get cold and you run them under warm water why does it BURN?

Question

eli5: If your hands get cold and you run them under warm water why does it BURN?

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Answer 1

Feeling Temperature is relative to the temperature of your appendage. We know what 80 degree water feels like when youre 70 degrees, but when youre 50 degrees, 80 feels way Hotter.