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Upvoted simply because of this very entertaining explanation of variations in heat transfer rates. The authors set up a theoretical "mom" touching a child's forehead to gauge temperature . . . and then go to town!

"Let us assume that your mother’s head is made of steel, and her temperature is the same: 36°С. Intuitively, it is clear the temperature at the interface will decrease, let us say, to 36.3°С."



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