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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Wait wut?
When I’ve been working outside I want a tall glass of room temp water. You can’t chug cold water, it hurts.
I’m not even a subject matter amateur, much less an expert, but possibly a contributing factor? I’ve read we don’t have dedicated moisture sensing nerves – our bodies use cold sensing nerves (and some others?). It’s not the most accurate sometimes. Maybe cold water results in higher activation of a “there is water” response.
I googled it to see if there’s any evidence. It seems easily provable/disprovable. Couldn’t find any, but there’s a previous thread that says it is psychologically, but not physiologically, more hydrating.
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/s/OkhPUbCV9Y
I think cold water is more dence,thus more thirst quenching than warm water which has lighter feel because of the scattering of molecules
This is a learned response, in cultures that don’t drink cold water, they do not feel the same response.
You have come to associate drinking cold water with being able to take a break from, or the end of, whatever physical exertion you were undertaking. That association is where the “feels like heaven” part is coming from.
Cold water tastes different. Being cold masks impurities or bad flavors (such as an metallic taste).
Cold water also stimulates more saliva. The saliva moisturizes your mouth in a way that water doesn’t. So cold water is more thirst-quenching. Related: acid like lemon juice does the same thing.
My wife seems to think that it is incredibly bizarre that I just don’t like cold water, at all, under any circumstance. Is it really that strange?
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