Why do hot things seem to get hotter the longer I hold them?

Question

I mean like mugs full of hot water and stuff like that.
I undestand they don’t actually get any hotter than they already are, so why does it feel like that?

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Answer 1

Whatever you are holding is hotter than your skin. Nature doesn’t like things in contact to be at different temperatures so heat transfers from the hotter object to the colder one.

This means that your skin gets hotter and hotter the longer it’s in contact with the object. This is the ‘extra’ heat you’re feeling.