Thermos question

A thermos flask keeps cold water cold and warm water warm , but how does it know which is cold and which is warm ?????

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It doesn't "know" anything. A thermos slows down the flow of heat, full stop. Doesn't matter if the heat is flowing in or out, the thermos slows it according to the basic physical laws of the universe.

If you really want to understand thermal flow, and electricity, and things like force and momentum and energy, study physics.

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@ElwoodBlues

ElwoodBlues · M
It doesn't "know" anything

This cracked me up 😂

Spoiledbrat · F

I think it just insulates it. So whatever it is it just keep it at that temp.

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krass · 31-35

@ElRengo They have to know something?

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ElRengo · 70-79, M

Now I am amused.......
What in........ makes my previous post to be "fetish"????

Longpatrol · 31-35, M

It's a graduate in Oxford's Thermoregulation Studies.

krass · 31-35

@Longpatrol ????

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No one knows. Research into the modern flask has brought new questions about their almost magical abilities to keep stuff cold or hot. Many think it's a hoax and people just say stuff is cold or hot when it's really just lukewarm at best..

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

Because it has an invisible magic thermos hand that dips the finger in the water and can feel the temperature.

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krass · 31-35

@LamontCranston because its fun to answer questions

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krass · 31-35

@R5000 but water has no consciousness ?

ElwoodBlues · M

@krass How do you know?

ElRengo · 70-79, M

@krass
No

AndysAttic · 56-60, M

5G.

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