Why does it feel warmer to walk barefoot over wooden floors than to walk over ceramic tiles even if both are side-by-side in the same room?

Question

Why does it feel warmer to walk barefoot over wooden floors than to walk over ceramic tiles even if both are side-by-side in the same room?

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Answer 1

Your body feels heat transfer, not temperature. The wood has less thermal conductivity than the denser tile. Same reason metal feels cold in an otherwise comfortable temperature room, despite the fact the metal is the same temperature as the ambient air.