Solved: When people are cold, they often rub their hands

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When people are cold, they often rub their hands together to warm them up. How does doing this produce heat? Where did the heat come from?

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When people are cold, they often rub their hands together to warm them up. How does doing this produce heat? Where did the heat come from?

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The friction between the hands warms up when the hands are rubbed together. The greater the speed of rubbing, that is the greater amount of friction between two hands resulting in more heat generation.

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