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Is warm closer to hot or to cold? [Title edited by MNHQ at OP's request]

36 replies

BusWankers · 17/09/2025 20:39

Things my 5 year old asks me...

What's the answer? I don't actually know 🤨

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BusWankers · 17/09/2025 20:40

Sam???.

Is WARM closer to hot or to cold.

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Chaosclassic · 17/09/2025 20:41

Lololol at Sam
🤣

And obviously it’s closer to hot

Goodnessgraciousfrog · 17/09/2025 20:42

Deffo closer to hot. As in the way you react feel. What an awesome question!

TaborlinTheGreat · 17/09/2025 20:43

Hot, obviously.

Chaosclassic · 17/09/2025 20:43

Can I make the question harder?

Is Luke closer to hot or to cold?

Meredusoleil · 17/09/2025 20:44

Chaosclassic · 17/09/2025 20:43

Can I make the question harder?

Is Luke closer to hot or to cold?

Do you mean lukewarm?

Chaosclassic · 17/09/2025 20:45

Ahhh boo hoo to MN for changing the thread name!

BusWankers · 17/09/2025 20:45

Chaosclassic · 17/09/2025 20:41

Lololol at Sam
🤣

And obviously it’s closer to hot

But, like.

Let's have baked beans as our test... You put in pan, and heat... They're cold, then warm then hot.
The temperatures different between the three states is...what?

I mean when is something even warm.and not hot... isn't it all subjective? 😭😭😭

I'm starting to doubt reality 😅😅😅

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Chaosclassic · 17/09/2025 20:45

Meredusoleil · 17/09/2025 20:44

Do you mean lukewarm?

I do 😎

Redrosesposies · 17/09/2025 20:45

Freezing
Cold
Cool
Mild
Warm
Hot

Can you tell I am obsessed with the weather?
Awesome question btw

mumofoneAloneandwell · 17/09/2025 20:46

Hot

Poppins2016 · 17/09/2025 20:46

Gut reaction is that warm is closer to hot.

Logical reaction is that warm is (halfway) in between hot and cold.

I suppose it depends on how warm, warm is.

🤷‍♂️ 🤣

Mrscharlieeeee · 17/09/2025 20:46

Hot absolutely.

BusWankers · 17/09/2025 20:46

Chaosclassic · 17/09/2025 20:43

Can I make the question harder?

Is Luke closer to hot or to cold?

Now in know this, luke warm is warmer than warm! "Hand hot" I like to think of it as
.

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HippeePrincess · 17/09/2025 20:46

Warm is closer to hot, Luke warm is closer to cold otherwise it would be cold, warm, Luke warm/luke hot?, hot.

GoodOnPaper · 17/09/2025 20:46

Official order

Cold
Luke
Luke Warm
Warm
Sam
Hot

GreenSmithing · 17/09/2025 20:47

Is tepid warmer or colder than mild?

CRbear · 17/09/2025 20:47

I’m going out on a limb and saying it’s closer to cold.

fridge cold is what 4 degrees?
oven hot is 180 degrees

Warm is typically a few degrees hotter than room temp - 25 degrees? Or when we run hot 38-39 degrees, but still far cooler then “hot”.

BusWankers · 17/09/2025 20:47

Poppins2016 · 17/09/2025 20:46

Gut reaction is that warm is closer to hot.

Logical reaction is that warm is (halfway) in between hot and cold.

I suppose it depends on how warm, warm is.

🤷‍♂️ 🤣

Edited

Well if it's half way, how is it closer to hot OR cold?

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 17/09/2025 20:48

Redrosesposies · 17/09/2025 20:45

Freezing
Cold
Cool
Mild
Warm
Hot

Can you tell I am obsessed with the weather?
Awesome question btw

You've missed out Tepid

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 17/09/2025 20:49

@GreenSmithing snap. Great minds eh? 😁

BusWankers · 17/09/2025 20:50

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 17/09/2025 20:48

You've missed out Tepid

And Sam....

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ThreePears · 17/09/2025 20:52

Where does cold end and warm begin? Where does warm end and hot begin?

Are we talking about the weather, or drinking chocolate, or the inside of a blast furnace?

Chaosclassic · 17/09/2025 21:00

BusWankers · 17/09/2025 20:50

And Sam....

😂

I have considered your argument and it’s not wrong; so the only real answer here is that it depends on the topic.

But no lukewarm is less than warm. So I am not sure your best placed to be teaching temperatures to your 5 year old. 🫣 Lest we spawn more bus stop wankers 😂😂😂

BusWankers · 17/09/2025 21:03

ThreePears · 17/09/2025 20:52

Where does cold end and warm begin? Where does warm end and hot begin?

Are we talking about the weather, or drinking chocolate, or the inside of a blast furnace?

I don't know anymore 🫠

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