Bicyclists often carry along a water bottle on hot days. When the bottle is wrapped in a wet sock, the water temperature stays near 24 °C for three or four hours, even when the air temperature is near 38 °C. Why does the water stay cool?

Bicyclists often carry along a water bottle on hot days. When the bottle is wrapped in a wet sock, the water temperature stays near 24 °C for three or four hours, even when the air temperature is near 38 °C. Why does the water stay cool?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter16: Temperature And The Kinetic Theory Of Gases

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Bicyclists often carry along a water bottle on hot days. When the bottle is
wrapped in a wet sock, the water temperature stays near 24 °C for three or
four hours, even when the air temperature is near 38 °C. Why does the
water stay cool?

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