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From: larry@grkermit.UUCP (Larry Kolodney)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: boiling hot water
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Date: Tue, 16-Aug-83 09:01:44 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 16 09:01:44 1983
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prgclb@ihuxm claims that because there is a greater latent heat loss,
hot water freezes faster.  I don't think this makes any sense.  It may
be true that hot water losses its heat faster than cold water, for the
reason given.  But by the time it reaches the temperature of the cold
water, it will have THE SAME rate of evaporation.  Thus, it first has
to reach the temp. of the cold water and then freeze as quickly as the
cold water normally would.  DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?
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Larry Kolodney 
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