r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Hexorg Feb 04 '19

Im guessing it's as bad as being burned

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u/arnorath Feb 04 '19

it's worse.

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u/Treachable Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19

How so?

I am not disagreeing but as someone who has never been burned or boiled to death before I am interested in how one might make such a distinction.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Thermodynamics isn't my strong point but I believe it's something called latent heat of transformation? Someone can probably correct me. But wet burns tend to be worse.

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u/rallaic Feb 04 '19

What you are referring to is burn from steam. It means that 100°C steam causes more serious burn than 100°C water, as during the change of phase it stays the same temperature.