# Air vs. water temperature, and how it feels

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-vs-water-temperature-and-how-it-feels/1008922 "2024-10-17T15:16:50Z")\
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> [@zimaane](#):
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> By the same token air at the temperature of 140 F (58 C) will feel uncomfortably warm, water at the same temperature can give you a serious burn, because the energy content of water is greater than that of air.

Let’s go one step further. Put your hand in a 350 degree oven vs a pool of 350 degree liquid

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