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Why Does Hot Concrete Feel Hotter than a Rug in the Summer?
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QUESTION: If on a hot summer day you place one bare foot on a hot concrete swimming pool deck and the other bare foot on an adjacent rug at the same temperature as the concrete, the concrete feels hotter. Why?
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The difference in the sensation of heat experienced when one bare foot is placed on a concrete swimming pool deck, and the other is placed on the rug at the same temperature is because of the thermal conductivity of the concrete material and the rug's material. Thermal conductivity refers to the material's ability to heat conduction or transfer. It measures the transfer rate of thermal energy/heat through a given material.
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Why Does Hot Concrete Feel Hotter than a Rug in the Summer?
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