Question

Why does a metal bar appear hotter than a wooden bar at the same temperature? Equivalently it also appears cooler than wooden bar if they are both colder than room temperature.

Answer 1

A metal bar appears to be hotter than a wooden bar at the same temperature because the rate of transfer of heat in metal is faster than in wood. Similarly, the metal bar appears to be colder than the wooden bar as the specific heat of the metal is very low than the wood.