Why do we feel an ice cold sensation for a brief moment before the pain of a thousand suns when we touch boiling hot water/a super hot surface? 492 viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question91.81K September 10, 2020 0 Comments Why do we feel an ice cold sensation for a brief moment before the pain of a thousand suns when we touch boiling hot water/a super hot surface? In: Biology 5 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted September 10, 2020 0 Comments It is called paradoxial heat response: basically if your skin gets too hot very fast your receptors for feeling cold get activated faster than the receptors for feeling hot. Thats why you feel cold for a short period of time. You are viewing 1 out of 5 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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