Even beyond that is the concept that heat is proportional to the speed of the molecules in the substance. So in this case, from Picard’s frame of reference, it might not be hot at all.
Then there’s the whole idea of them being wrapped in a skin tight time dilation field (so does his hand even actually make contact?) and… let’s just chalk it up to artistic license from the writers.
Even beyond that is the concept that heat is proportional to the speed of the molecules in the substance. So in this case, from Picard’s frame of reference, it might not be hot at all.
Then there’s the whole idea of them being wrapped in a skin tight time dilation field (so does his hand even actually make contact?) and… let’s just chalk it up to artistic license from the writers.