ELI5- When you’re really thirsty, and drink warm water – it doesn’t feel good. But when you drink cold water- it feels like heaven. Why?

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I had kept my metal bottle in the car which was parked in sunlight for long hours. I got into the car and I was parched so I drank that warm ass water and it didn’t feel good and it took me 7-8 big sips to actually feel like i drank any water.

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Cultural expectation. Drinking cold water for relief from thirst is not universal. In China for example they would drink warm water in this situation.

Basically the culture you are from promotes cold drinks for thirst quenching, so you have come to associate that sensation with quenching.

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