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

You can’t directly perceive whether a thing you’re touching is cold. What you can feel is whether it makes you cold. Ceramic absorbs heat from warm things touching it faster than wood does, so it makes your feet colder.