How are we able to drink hot liquids, yet if that very same liquid spilled on our hand, it would hurt like crazy? Is there some kind of “internal AC” in our mouths?
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You’re also not drinking a lot of fluid at a time, and it’s in motion so spreads the heat across more tissue. Spills are bigger and don’t go anywhere so all the heat is dumped in one place. Take a huge gulp of a hot beverage, hold it in your mouth, and you will rapidly notice you have burned your mouth.
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