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

What you’re sensing is not their temperature but their thermal conductivity. It’s the same reason why a plastic bottle and a glass bottle may feel like they have a different temperature when you touch them, even if they have the same.