Why does hot water from the shower head feel colder at a distance than it does close up?

Question

Does it cool or is it due to dispersion?

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Answer 1

Cooled faster due to dispersion 🙂
If you have larger surface area then the heat is transfered more quickly to the colder air.
So if your shower head had that mist setting then you would lose a lot of heat quickly and water reaching you would be almost cold as the surrounding air.