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From: asente@decwrl.UUCP (Paul Asente)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: boiling hot water
Message-ID: <2869@decwrl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 15-Aug-83 18:55:54 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 15 18:55:54 1983
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Sigh.

It's true that hot water loses its heat faster than cold water, so in
some sense it does "freeze faster" (it loses more heat in the same amount
of time than cold water does).  Eventually, however, it becomes cold water
from losing the heat, and then has to freeze the way cold water does.
Therefore it takes longer.

If you don't believe this, there is one sure way of deciding.  Fill one
ice cube tray with hot water, one with cold, put them both in the freezer
and check each one every five minutes until they're frozen.

	-paul asente
	(allegra, decvax, ucbvax)!decwrl!asente