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Question
Miya Balishtiye was confused when he saw the woodcutter blowing on his cold hands to make them warm and on the hot potatoes to cool them.
- Blowhard from your mouth onto your hands. How did you find the air from your mouth as compared to the air around you? Was it hotter, or cooler?
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Solution
On blowing hard from the mouth onto the hands, the air from the mouth feels hotter as compared to the air around.
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