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When the weather is really hot, where do you go to get cool?
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Many people like to head for the water. Depending on where you live, this may be the ocean, a lake, a pond, a river, a swimming pool, or just a "swimming hole." Sometimes you don't just get cool ... you get COLD!
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Has this ever happened to you: You go swimming on a hot day when the wind is blowing. You jump into the water, and it feels great. Then you come out of the water, the wind blows against you, and you get so cold you get goose bumps!
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Here is a science experiment you can do right at home, right now, to see why this happens.
Source: HighBeam Research, How to be cold when it's hot.(Science)