Why does wrapping a bottled beverage in a wet cloth at a picnic often produce a cooler bottle than placing the bottle in a bucket of cold water?
@Abhisar

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Why does wrapping a bottled beverage in a wet cloth at a picnic often produce a cooler bottle than placing the bottle in a bucket of cold water?
@Abhisar

anonymous · Answer

beacuse the wet cloth acts as a barrier against outside heat and therefore drops the temperature of what is inside the bottle and cools things down. faster than putting it inside a bucket of ice water because when you put it inside a bucket of ice water the ice water is also trying to stay cold itself because the ice is melting and the ice is trying to keep the water cold

abhisar · Answer

The cloth provides an increased surface which causes increased evaporation of water. Evaporation requires energy, and thus absorbs the heat from bottle. This keeps the bottle cooler.

abhisar · Answer

getting my point ?

anonymous · Answer

yes

abhisar · Answer

cool
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abhisar · Answer

this the reason why we feel cool after taking a shower

anonymous · Answer

ok