20 Physics -- Rate of Heat Flow

Why are two thin blankets warmer than a single blanket of double the thickness?

Why are two thin blankets warmer than a single blanket of double the thickness?

Two thin blankets usually warmer than one thick blanket because air is trapped between them. And the air is bad conductor of heat. It doesn’t pass heat from our body to the surroundings. 

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