Had this happen after not realizing the water was set to H. Turned on the C and gut reaction pulled my hand away because it thought the water was still hot, when it was already cold.
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Heat can’t just disappear.
When you touch something hot, and immediately cool with something cold, you sort of ‘trap’ the heat in your skin. Of course your skin also passes the heat on to the passing water, cooling down gradually and letting you feel the true temperature of the water.
Side note, if you burn yourself, don’t use cold water. Use lukewarm water and have it flow across the burn. Cold water will cool the top layer of your skin, but the heat will be trapped deeper. If you use still water (like dunking your hand in a bucket) you’ll just heat the water around your hand and create a layer of insulation.
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