G - Can Macroscopic Vibration Create Sensations of Heat on a Planar Surface?

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If a small object with a planar surface is vibrated at atomic-level frequencies, it will disintegrate rather than produce heat that can be sensed. The vibrations at such a high frequency are not sustainable for macroscopic objects, leading to structural failure. Touching the surface under these conditions would not yield any heat sensation. The discussion emphasizes that replicating atomic vibrations on a larger scale is not feasible. Consequently, no heat would be felt from such a scenario.
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Suppose we have a small object with a planar surface and we can make that object/surface vibrate at an amplitude and frequency representative of the 'wriggling' of atoms/molecules at the atomic level. Will we feel heat if we then touch the planar surface? Can heat be sensed from a macroscopic 'replication' of normal, microscopic heat?IH
 
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No. If you wiggle the object at a rate comparable to the vibrations at the atomic scale, the entire thing will disintegrate. As will your device that does the wiggling.
 
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No. If you wiggle the object at a rate comparable to the vibrations at the atomic scale, the entire thing will disintegrate. As will your device that does the wiggling.
Thanx Drakkith, never suspected that...

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