About temperatures
Here are the temperatures of various items, as measured by me hand-held remote IR thermometer [which may or may not be scientifically accurate, depending on the surface characteristics of the items and ambient air temperature]. This device displays temperatures only to the nearest 1°C.
Cold things:
| Freezer interior | −23°C |
| Freezer lid | −12°C |
| Fridge interior | +8°C |
Outdoor things:
| Ground outside (rainy day) | +15°C |
| Car tires (after use) | +21°C |
| Car bonnet (after use) | +22°C |
| Car bonnet (middle) | +25°C |
Food things:
| Metal kitchen sink (after running hot tap) | +24°C |
| Tea cup (outside) | +40°C |
| Tea cup (inside) | +70°C |
| Electric kettle surface (max) | +72°C |
| Frying pan (min) | +150°C |
| Frying pan (max) | +180°C |
| Frying chicken | +80°C |
| Cooked chicken (just before eating) | +60°C |
Body/clothing surface temperatures: [+23°C ambient air temperature]
| Shoes (top surface) | +26°C |
| Shoes (tread) | +26°C |
| Calf (black trousers) | +28°C |
| Thigh (block trousers) | +34°C |
| Groin (black trousers) | +34°C |
| Bottom (black trousers — after sitting down) | +36°C |
| Black leather seat (after sitting down) | +36°C |
| Finger tip | +24°C |
| Palm | +32°C |
| Back of hand | +33°C |
| Wrist | +32°C |
| Forearm | +34°C |
| Inside elbow | +35°C |
| Chest | +36°C |
| Armpit | +36°C |
| Mouth | +37°C |
| Mouth (after eating +60°C chicken) | +42°C |
| Nose | +32°C |
| Face | +33°C |
| Ears | +35°C |
| Hair (min) | +28°C |
| Hair (max) | +33°C |