Why is your nose the first to be cold when you get cold?

Question

Why is your nose the first to be cold when you get cold?

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Answer 1

Muscles produce a lot of heat, your nose has very few. It’s also in a prime location to get hit with cold air. It also has very few blood vessels compared to the rest of the face, but mostly the sticky-outy-bit, it has no surrounding tissue to warm it