WHEN HOT TEA OR WATER IS ADDED TO A PAPER CUP. WHY THE PAPER CUP BECOMES HOT EVEN WHEN PAPER IS A BAD CONDUCTOR OF HEAT?
When hot tea or water is added to a paper cup, then paper cup becomes hot even the paper is a bad conductor of heat, it is possible because the thickness of the paper cup is very low, so the heat is transferred to us instantly and we feel the paper cup becoming hot while the truth is that we feel the heat of the hot water or tea inside the cup.
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