eli5: Why does air feel colder when you’re in motion?
In: Physics
Hi! 🙂
Your body gives off energy to the surrounding cooler air.
If you’re stationary, that’s pretty slow. The heat doesn’t just move away quickly. The air next to your skin is warmer than a couple of cm/inches away. It will dissipate, but that’s slow.
If you move, you’re encountering more, still cool air all the time.
More air = more cool 🙂
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