Why is it that some materials, ex: metal spoon, feel colder than others, ex: paper even though they are the same temperature?

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Why is it that some materials, ex: metal spoon, feel colder than others, ex: paper even though they are the same temperature?

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Unless things are the same temperature as your hand they will feel cooler or warmer when you touch them. Some things like metal are thermal conductors and can transfer heat quickly. Some like cork or wood are thermal insulators and can only transfer heat slowly. If two cold things are the same temperature, the one that can transfer heat quickly will feel colder than the one that can transfer heat slowly. So a cold steel spoon will feel colder than a cold wooden spoon at the same temperature.

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