If you are near something hot, say an open flame, you can feel the heat radiating from the fire. I have a juvenile understanding of thermodynamics, but I understand that there is energy radiating from the heat source which is what I’m feeling.
By contrast, if you hover your hand near an ice cold drink, you can FEEL the cold before even touching the glass.
How is this possible since my hand is seemingly radiating more energy than the drink is? Is what I’m feeling just the energy leaving my hand and entering the drink?
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Your body can feel both the gain and loss of heat.
If you’re in a hot environment, you’ll feel your body absorb the heat from the air or whatever it is that’s hot.
And if you’re in a cold environment, you’ll feel your body getting colder as a result of it losing heat to the environment.
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