2 Chairs
Classical Mechanics
Level
1
On a cold winter night you are asked to sit on a chair. You have a wooden chair and a metal chair kept in a lawn. Both have been kept long enough so that they are at the same temperature.
Which chair would you prefer?
Metal
Wooden
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1 solution
Though both the chairs have same temperature, but since metal chair is more conducting than wooden chair, it will take heat away from your body faster than wooden chair which will make you feel colder. Hence, you should prefer wooden chair.