bigjeff5 comments on Heat vs. Motion - Less Wrong

19 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 01 April 2008 03:55AM

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Comment author: Joseph_Hertzlinger 01 April 2008 03:46:50PM 1 point [-]

Of course it's possible to have heat that's unrelated to molecular motion. Just consider frozen mustard or red peppers.

Question: How much of today's psychology will look to future scientists like attempts to measure the hotness of jalapeno peppers by thermometers?

Comment author: bigjeff5 03 February 2011 04:04:22AM 3 points [-]

That's not heat, that's pain.