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Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water?

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Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water?

Sciencium examines the Mpemba effect, the claim that hot water freezes faster than cold water. It walks through experiments and a published paper questioning the effect.

HN cites it as a concise rundown of why the Mpemba effect likely does not hold up.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2020–2026

Topics

  • Everyday physics & science demos
  • Fundamental physics

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