Eli5 when temperature is just how much molecules move, why can our skin be permanently damaged if they move to much, aka, you get a burn.

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Eli5 when temperature is just how much molecules move, why can our skin be permanently damaged if they move to much, aka, you get a burn.

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Move your arm. Now move your arm a lot really fast in random directions. Keep getting faster. Move it in risky directions. Push it a little past the point of a stretch. Move it faster. Faster until it’s hard to track your movement with the human eye. Now go faster. Faster. ***Faster***. Now your arm is a blur. Keep that up for a few hours.

Now, how do you think your joints are doing?

Things that aren’t meant to be moved a lot or fast, tend to fare poorly when they are. Your skin isn’t meant to be exposed to constant high temperatures. It doesn’t have the right properties to withstand the side effects. Just like how your arm can only move so fast in limited ways for sinking before your joints just wear out.

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