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प्रश्न
Balishtiye saw that the woodcutter was trying to cool the hot potatoes by blowing on them. What would have happened if he had eaten the potatoes without cooling them?
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उत्तर
His mouth would have got burnt from the hot potatoes if he had eaten the potatoes without cooling them. The air coming out of his mouth is colder as compared to the hot potatoes. So, he used air from his mouth to cool down the hot potatoes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Can you think of any other way in which you use the warmth from your breath?
Fold a piece of cloth 3-4 times. Now bring it close to your mouth and blow hard on it. Did the cloth become warm?
For what other things do you blow air from your mouth?
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Can you understand from the movement of the snake - if the air is moving upwards or downwards?
