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

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Macroscopic vibration cannot create sensations of heat on a planar surface when mimicking atomic-level vibrations. The discussion concludes that attempting to vibrate an object at frequencies comparable to atomic vibrations will result in the disintegration of both the object and the vibrating device. This definitive outcome is supported by the consensus among participants, emphasizing the fundamental differences between macroscopic and microscopic phenomena.

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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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Drakkith said:
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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