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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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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Personally, my hands are significantly more temperature resistant than my mouth is. Years of working with molten plastic will do that.

You can easily build tolerance to temperature; at least when it’s short of actually damaging tissues.

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