Your friends have just thrown you in the swimming pool, and the water is very cold, but you stay in the pool even though you are upset. In a few minutes, you decide the water is really not that cold. Why?
A)The receptors for temperature are located deep within the skin, so they aren't affected by water temperature.
B)When skin temperature decreases, the receptors for warmth fire.
C)When skin temperature increases, the receptors for cold fire.
D)The receptors for temperature are located just beneath the skin, so we adapt to differences in temperature quickly.

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The receptors for temperature are located just beneath the skin, so we adapt to differences in temperature quickly. This is why, after a few minutes, the person in the pool no longer feels the water is very cold. The receptors in the skin have adapted to the new temperature.

Your Friends Have Just Thrown You in the Swimming Pool