Does anyone know why we suffer such agony when very cold hands warm up? For example if one warms them up too quickly, which is the initial temptation.
It seems to me there is a finite amount of pain you're going to get in any given situation, that you get it all at once if you stick your hands in warm water, and you get less of it but spread over longer if you just leave them in room-temperature air.
And, does anyone know whether there is a good trick to minimise this unpleasant effect*?
Thanks,
Chris
* Other than not getting them cold in the first place.
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