how could our hands or feet be cold if they have the same warm blood inside as the rest of the body?

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how could our hands or feet be cold if they have the same warm blood inside as the rest of the body?

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>ELI5: how could our hands or feet be cold if they have the same warm blood inside as the rest of the body?

They do – just not a lot, depending on your surroundings.
Your body can automatically constrict blood (and thus heat-) circulation to your extremities to limit wasting precious body heat. Keeping your brain and heart alive is far more important than keeping your toes alive, after all.