# why does my breath feel hot in the steam bath.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 24, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-breath-feel-hot-in-the-steam-bath/236057 "2004-03-24T02:31:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-breath-feel-hot-in-the-steam-bath/236057/1 "2004-03-24T02:31:07Z")

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So I’m steaming after my workout the other day. I blow on my arm and my breath feels hot. Why?

Shouldn’t it feel cool? My breath should be cooler than the air in the steam bath. If my breath is causing any condensation at all it should feel cool to my arm.

What’s going on?

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-breath-feel-hot-in-the-steam-bath/236057/2 "2004-03-24T02:52:14Z")

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So I’m sitting here at my desk and the thermostat reads 68º. I blow on my arm and my breath feels cool. Why?

Shouldn’t it feel warm? My breath shoud be 30º warmer than the air in the room.

What is going on?