In a room that is uniformly heated, there is a large block of ice in the center. Nathaniel is standing in one corner of the room, and Xiomara is standing in the opposite corner. Both are feeling cold. If the heat is evenly distributed throughout the room and the block of ice is slowly melting, who will start to feel warmer first?

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Neither Nathaniel nor Xiomara will start to feel warmer before the other based on their positions since the heat is uniformly distributed throughout the room. As the ice melts, it absorbs heat energy to change from a solid to a liquid, an endothermic process. Therefore, the room's temperature will remain uniformly cool until the ice finishes melting. Once the ice has fully melted, Nathaniel and Xiomara should begin to feel warmer gradually at the same time because the heat distribution is even throughout the room. The ice no longer absorbs heat, allowing the room temperature to rise uniformly.