If my hands are freezing cold, why does it hurt to put them under warm water?

Question

If my hands are freezing cold, why does it hurt to put them under warm water?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Take three bowls. Fill the first with hot water, the middle with lukewarm water, and the third with cold water.

Put one finger in the hot bowl, one finger in the cold bowl. Wait a few minutes.

Now put both fingers in the lukewarm bowl.