Misconceptions About Temperature
Made for ABC TV Catalyst http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/ as an extended version of my Comparing Temperatures video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNGJ0WHXMyE.
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When you touch an object and it feels warm or cold, what is that really telling you aboutthe object? Here, I have a metal hard drive and a book and I'm going to ask people tocompare their temperatures. Which one do you think will feel warmer - the book or the harddrive?The temperatures?Yeah, tell me if one is hotter or colder or if they're the same temperature. How do theyfeel?This is slightly cooler than this one.Oh, that's warmer.Yeah, agreed.I'd say the hard drive is a lot colder than the book. 'Cause the book's got more knowledge.Why do you think that is?Metal's normally a little bit chillier if you leave it in a colder temperature.What if I said they're both the same temperature? What would you say?I'd tell you you're ...
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When you touch an object and it feels warm or cold, what is that really telling you aboutthe object? Here, I have a metal hard drive and a book and I'm going to ask people tocompare their temperatures. Which one do you think will feel warmer - the book or the harddrive?The temperatures?Yeah, tell me if one is hotter or colder or if they're the same temperature. How do theyfeel?This is slightly cooler than this one.Oh, that's warmer.Yeah, agreed.I'd say the hard drive is a lot colder than the book. 'Cause the book's got more knowledge.Why do you think that is?Metal's normally a little bit chillier if you leave it in a colder temperature.What if I said they're both the same temperature? What would you say?I'd tell you you're ...
