Why would spilling a cup of hot coffee (80 C) be prefferable to jumping into a bath tub filled with hot water?

Assumming the tub is the same temperature?





This is for my chem class, but I dont understand it, thank you!Why would spilling a cup of hot coffee (80 C) be prefferable to jumping into a bath tub filled with hot water?
surface area. spilling a cup of coffee would only land on a small fraction of your body while getting into a bath tub would cover more of your body.Why would spilling a cup of hot coffee (80 C) be prefferable to jumping into a bath tub filled with hot water?
To tell the truth I would rather just sit in the tub of water. I really would prefer that and it is just like a hot tub. But to answer your question it is because it is less work. Spilling a cup of water all you have to do is change your clothes. But a bath tub you have to take all of it of and therefore it is more work. Hope that helped!