Hot water freezes faster than cold water (Mpemba Effect)
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#2And yet, cold water doesn't boil faster than hot water. Weird.
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#3Man, everything I did for my third grade science experiment was a lie. Sorry Ms. Mariano
Re: Hot water freezes faster than cold water (Mpemba Effect)
#4Except under very specific conditions, this is NOT TRUE.
Do not fill your ice cube trays with hot water thinking it will freeze faster.
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#5My father showed me how much faster hot water freezes in an experiment we did when I was a kid. How many of us owe our fathers for what seems to be innate curiosity now that we are adults :)
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#6My father showed me how much faster hot water freezes in an experiment we did when I was a kid. How many of us owe our fathers for what seems to be innate curiosity now that we are adults :)
And/or you inherited the curiosity trait.
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#7Boiled water freezes faster because the impurities have been burned out
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#8Except under very specific conditions, this is NOT TRUE. Do not fill your ice cube trays with hot water thinking it will freeze faster.
Sure, but the fact that it ever happens is fascinating.
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#9Except under very specific conditions, this is NOT TRUE. Do not fill your ice cube trays with hot water thinking it will freeze faster.
Are you sure about that? Maybe I should try it. The article certainly contradicts you.
Re: Hot water freezes faster than cold water (Mpemba Effect)
#10My father showed me how much faster hot water freezes in an experiment we did when I was a kid. How many of us owe our fathers for what seems to be innate curiosity now that we are adults :)
And/or you inherited the curiosity trait.
I fall on the side of nurture with regard to curiosity. _Everybody_ has "the curiosity trait", but in some environments it's discouraged: "Stop asking so many questions.", or "I don't know and why do you care?", or simply giving wrong answers.