SbisasCostlyTurnover@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoDoes blowing on our hot food before we put it into our mouths actually make a difference to how hot it is?message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareDoes blowing on our hot food before we put it into our mouths actually make a difference to how hot it is?SbisasCostlyTurnover@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
I’m thinking that no, it doesn’t. Which begs the question of why we do it? Is it a psychological thing?
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoYou know how you wind can make you feel pretty cold even when it’s warm outside? The effect is even stronger for food, since the ratio of surface area to volume is bigger, and the temperature difference is much bigger.
You know how you wind can make you feel pretty cold even when it’s warm outside? The effect is even stronger for food, since the ratio of surface area to volume is bigger, and the temperature difference is much bigger.