Why is glass cold to the touch?

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From my understanding, good heat conductors like metals are cold to the touch because they transfer heat from your hand more efficiently than non conductors such as wood. However, glass is also cold to the touch but is not a good heat conductor. Why is that the case?

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Conductivity of glass is about 10x that of wood, calling it a bad conductor of heat is not really accurate.

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