Monday, 20 August 2018

heat - How and why can cold inflict pain?


I was carrying a can of very cold liquid, had something heavy in my other hand so couldn't switch hands. After a few minutes, I started to feel very intense pain. I was very surprised. cold is just atoms moving slower. This makes more sense if you think about how heat, or burns can cause pain. But heat can cook tissue and disable it, it makes sense it would hurt.




No comments:

Post a Comment

evolution - Are there any multicellular forms of life which exist without consuming other forms of life in some manner?

The title is the question. If additional specificity is needed I will add clarification here. Are there any multicellular forms of life whic...