Originally Posted by newB

Here's an experiment:
Get 3 buckets: Put hot water in one, ice water in another and room temperature water in the center. Put your hands in the hot and cold water and leave them until you can't stand it anymore, then put your hands in the center bucket. Now, what temperature is the water in that center bucket?

The hand that had been in the ice water will tell you that it is scalding hot, the hand that had been in the hot water will tell you that it is freezing cold. So, what's the takeaway? Our brain processes the information our senses give to it. In short, we are all little more than a brain in a box and reality is completely subjective.