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Explain why rubbing alcohol warmed to body temperature still feels cold when applied to your skin.
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Explain why rubbing alcohol warmed to body temperature still feels cold when applied to your skin.

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Evaporating is a type of cooling process so then the alcohol starts evaporating and takes the heat from your arm and it feels cold because it evaporates, which makes it feel cool.
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