Air vs. water temperature, and how it feels

[Saint_Cad]

@zimaane

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