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Sunday 13 October 2013

Why does skin stick to frozen metal?

If you put your tongue on any frozen metal, the high conductivity of the metal removes the heat from your tongue much faster than your body can supply it. This makes the saliva freeze into ice very quickly. This ice creates hydrogen bonds between the metal and your skin, just like water does, so the whole surface bonds together and resists as you pull away. This same thing will happen with your fngers because your fingerprints provide the roughness needed and your fingers always have some moisture due to sweat. However very smooth, dry skin won't stick. 

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