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

Because you don’t sense the temperature of the floor as you dont have any neurons in the flooring, you sense the temperature of your foot. So its not only temperature that matters, but also thermal conductivity. Wood is poor thermal conductor and can’t cool your foot as much as ceramic plate can.