Upvoted for being dumbass
this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2026
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"Stone cold" usually describes a facial expression, not a temperature.
always letting it cool down way below room temperature
You can't let something cool below room temperature as it would just reach equilibrium at room temperature. You have to actively cool it (like put it in a fridge) to cool it below room temperature.
Stone cold describes temperature just as often. Right??
According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary, its first entry is literal, with figurative use second.
"1 : completely cold"
So yes, it is absolutely used to describe temperature.
Not that I'm aware of.
That's incorrect. Evaporative cooling may reduce the temperature beyond room temp, depending on how much moisture is available on the food.
Sure, but only a few degrees and only temporarily.
You must really like Cold Stone Creamery and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
How does this even work if you eat somewhere that doesnβt have a fridge for you to cool your food below room temperature? Whatβs wrong with you that you βalwaysβ burn your tongue even at nonburning temps?
Sensory differences are a thing. Although I doubt OP literally "burns" their tongue on luke-warm foods, it's possible OP has a sensory difference that makes warm food more difficult to tolerate, or possibly even painful.
For me, my brain interprets certain light touches as "painful." I can tolerate having my hairs pulled out one-by-one and feel fine, but touch me in the wrong spot with a feather and I'll scream. I can easily imagine other people may have crossed wires in their nervous system somewhere that make certain temperature sensations on a sensitive tongue feel painful.
Upvote for an actual unpopular opinion. Well done.
Yeah that's definitely unpopular. I could not imagine eating everything cold, like what the fuck?
Sue me
I do indeed eat everything cold. I get soo much shit from my bf for that π
I used to get ripped on for eating Chunky soup from a can on construction sites.
The caveat it, during winter you need warm food to get your body temp back up, but spring to fall, fair game.
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Possibly the worst opinion here
Upvoted
You think cereal is better cold?!
There really are a lot of strange people on the internet. π /s
Objectively and demonstrably wrong. Excellent post.
This is not an insult. Have you taken any tests to see if you may be autistic? If not, you should.
I enjoy my food cold as well, and I am diagnosed as autistic. So you might be onto something.
That was my first thought too. Definitely not medical advice, though.
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I love cold Pizza and cold fried chicken. That's where I draw the line unless it's food that is meant to be served cold/room temp.
I consider both of those to be completely different foods from their hot versions. It's always hard for me to decide if I want the leftovers heated up or not.
If you are that concerned about burning your mouth or your tongue on even slightly warm food, I can recommend a really good therapist to help you out on that.
I'm currently switching therapists, so not talking to one at the moment. However, I'm almost positive I have some form of OCD, not just because of this.
That is a hot take, irony intended.
Thereβs probably some good scientific reason for eating meat hot. And coffee? I can kinda deal but the tea? Throw it straight out if itβs not piping hot and I donβt care how the Americans take it.
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In case you ever want to try eating warm food again, try putting a stone next to the food in the oven. That way the food will be stone cold and warm at the same time.
That rocks.
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I cannot comprehend this. Seriously, all the more power to you but what the fuck
How do you "let something cool down" further than room temperature? You can't really let something just sit still and cool more than the ambient temperature, so you must use some form of cooling element, like ice cubes or something.
Or this is bait, I honestly can't tell.
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This is like the inverse of Hot Grapes
So, you put all food in the fridge before eating it? Because otherwise it's impossible to cool down below room temperature. π€
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I eat a lot of cold meals and this is still wild to me. Definitely an unpopular take.
I do disagree and you have my upvote. Just had a nice bowl of chili, pretty hot in both senses of the word, toast and hot coffee for breakfast.
A cool refreshing salad, sure. Sandwich is good cold (except grilled cheese). Cold french fries suck, cold scrambled eggs are horrible.
Thank you for your unsettling opinion.
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