Re: Microwave oven and battery

[Michael McNaughton <mcnaught@lanl.gov>]

At 06:51 PM 5/2/00 -0500, D. Kosloff wrote:
>Take
>a block of wood and a piece of metal and heat them to the same temperature.
>I belive the wood will feel cooler because the wood has a lower heat
>capacity and heat transfer capability.  

The nerves are responding to the temperature of the nerve endings. Metal
transfers heat to the nerve endings. Wood retains the heat and does not
affect the nerve endings as much.

mike
Mike McNaughton
email: mcnaught@LANL.gov or mcnaughton@LANL.gov
phone: (505)667-6130
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