โฒ 11 โผ Does blowing on our hot food before we put it into our mouths actually make a difference to how hot it is? (feddit.uk) submitted 2 years ago by Oneeightnine@feddit.uk to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm thinking that no, it doesn't. Which begs the question of why we do it? Is it a psychological thing?
[โ] orthen@feddit.de 43 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, it does. By blowing over it, you evaporate some of its water, which cools it down. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthalpy_of_vaporization permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thank you. I think I saw a show 20 or so years ago that tried to debunk this and obviously either they messed up, or I wasn't paying attention. (The show was called Brainiac). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] littlebluespark@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) You've been unclear on a fundamental concept of basic physics for ~20 years? Because a TV show said so? ๐ถ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk [S] 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I mean it was called Brainiac and it did have John Tickle walking on top of a pool of custard. Are you suggesting I was wrong to use that as my foundation for all knowledge?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] littlebluespark@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago Nothing to see here. Carry on, citizen. we're so fucked as a species permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thank you. I think I saw a show 20 or so years ago that tried to debunk this and obviously either they messed up, or I wasn't paying attention. (The show was called Brainiac). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] littlebluespark@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) You've been unclear on a fundamental concept of basic physics for ~20 years? Because a TV show said so? ๐ถ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk [S] 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I mean it was called Brainiac and it did have John Tickle walking on top of a pool of custard. Are you suggesting I was wrong to use that as my foundation for all knowledge?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] littlebluespark@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago Nothing to see here. Carry on, citizen. we're so fucked as a species permalink fedilink source parent
[+] littlebluespark@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) You've been unclear on a fundamental concept of basic physics for ~20 years? Because a TV show said so? ๐ถ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk [S] 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I mean it was called Brainiac and it did have John Tickle walking on top of a pool of custard. Are you suggesting I was wrong to use that as my foundation for all knowledge?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] littlebluespark@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago Nothing to see here. Carry on, citizen. we're so fucked as a species permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Oneeightnine@feddit.uk [S] 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I mean it was called Brainiac and it did have John Tickle walking on top of a pool of custard. Are you suggesting I was wrong to use that as my foundation for all knowledge?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] littlebluespark@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago Nothing to see here. Carry on, citizen. we're so fucked as a species permalink fedilink source parent
[+] littlebluespark@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago Nothing to see here. Carry on, citizen. we're so fucked as a species permalink fedilink source parent