Which spoon is colder? | QI - BBC

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[@him050]

I genuinely had quite a heated argument with my old flatmate about this because he insisted on using metal cups for his drinks because, in his words, “it keeps it colder.” In culminated in me putting an ice cube on both a metal cup and a plastic one to demonstrate how it would melt faster on the metal one. After this experiment he grabbed both the cups and said, “yeah, but the metal now feels colder.” Honestly, I could have hit him 😂.

[@nicholascrow8133]

To play devil's advocate, the temperature difference would be small enough that any psychological effects would negate them. That is to say if he believes it, then he would be "more refreshed" by the drink in the metal cup. Just don't take him anywhere where it might be important to your safety 🤣

[@him050]

@@nicholascrow8133 haha, brilliant! We’re still friends 8 years on, so it’s all good and is kind of a running joke. I used to grab his thermos and go, “oh that doesn’t feel very warm, you’ve got cold coffee there!” 🤣

[@nicholascrow8133]

@@him050 "would you like a nice cold cup of placebo?"

[@shmookins]

We meet again, 480p.

[@dewaynewoods4788]

😂😂😂

[@nicholascrow8133]

"I'm the thick as shit one!" lmao, love Rhod Gilbert!

[@annettealexander3673]

Glad to see rhod in good spirits and this is why I love qi

[@echognomecal6742]

Oh, Alan, stop it. You're too wonderful.

[@barneylaurance1865]

A freezer isn't in equilibrium if it's working.

[@greyham123]

Surely if you are holding both the wooden spoon is colder. Because the heat has conducted from the metal spoon to your hand more efficiently. Therefore your hand heated the metal. Assuming the room is colder than the human body.

[@microwaveoven2]

I got a question for you What eavier? A kilogramme of steel or a kilogramme of feathers. That's right, it's a kilogramme of steel. Because steel is heavier than feathers

[@ScotchWhiskey864]

What dya mean? They're both a kilogram But steel is heavier than feathers I know, but they're both a kilogram What?

[@lolzlolz102]

@@ScotchWhiskey864 Don't worry, he ballsed it up trying to be clever.

[@riaz8783]

The third law of thermodynamics. If you gained any brain cells watching QI clips, you will immediately lose them after reading KZbin comments, hence achieving equilibrium.

[@craigpardy6204]

wtf are you talking about?

[@craigpardy6204]

first time Qi viewer and apparent newbie to basic physics..

[@barneylaurance1865]

Metal spoon is a reasonable answer, since "colder" wasn't precisely defined in the question. The metal spoon takes more heat from your skin. Neither is also a reasonable answer. The wooden seems to be the only clearly wrong answer.

[@subinmdr]

Yeah, they should've asked , "Which one is at lower temperature?"

[@georgesos]

Why?why alan is always doing stupid things.?

[@NYKevin100]

The show would be pretty boring if he didn't.

[@Roronoa2zoro]

For our amusement. And his own. As a result, *we* are amused.

[@M-I]

Because it's his job to be the clown in the room. Also makes the guests more willing to joke around after someone else has joked around

[@sureshot8399]

Please bring back Stephen Fry.

[@starryxblue]

Stephen as a guest is a great idea

[@benw4079]

This show used to be good.

[@martintaylor1701]

It still is, but it used to be too.