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Question
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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Solution
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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