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

Question

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?

In: 1

Answer 1

The temperature you feel has to do with how fast heat moves into or out of your body with respect to whatever medium you’re feeling. So, medium that move heat faster, like metal, will feel hotter/colder than something that moves it slower like wood.