Water possesses a relatively high specific heat, meaning that it can
absorb a large quantity of heat energy for a given increase in temperature.
The specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. In comparison, the specific heat
of alcohol is 2.40 and that of granite is only 0.79. This unique characteristic
of water means that the body can absorb heat, derived either endogenously
or exo genously , and will experience a much smaller change
in temperature than would be the case if, for example, the primary body
liquid were alcohol.