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From: leann@ames.UUCP (LeAnn Thompson)
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Subject: Re: Why boil cold water
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Date: Mon, 13-May-85 18:17:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 13 18:17:31 1985
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> > Cold water will boil
> > FASTER (yep, that's right) than hot water.  This is because the cold water
> > contains more oxygen than the hot water (now what that does is beyond me).
> > The above strange fact was passed on to the freshman chemistry class I took
> > in college.  For what its worth, the professor used to be a research chemist
> > with Dupont.
> > 						Steve Holzworth
> 
>     I also recall hearing that hot water will freeze faster than cold water
> for unknown reasons.  Frankly, I doubt both statements.
> -- 
> Jeff Sonntag
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>      "I said, 'Doc, a world war passed through my brain.'
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