Why do different things (or surfaces) in the same room feel different temperature?

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For example, when I walk barefoot om my room’s wooden floor, it feels colder than walking on the carpet in the same room. Or a glass feels cooler than say a piece of bread in the same environment. Why is this?

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It’s because metal is a better heat conductor than say carpet. When you are touching metal, your body heat is being transferred at a much faster rate than if you touched carpet. The temperature that you feel it being cool is because the heat from your skin is being absorbed by the metal and being loss by your body.

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