Controversy Continues Over Whether Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold

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Jun 29, 2022
#Physics #Ecology

Adam Mann

@adamspacemann

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They can photograph black holes, but the Mpemba effect brings physicists to their knees! Read @adamspacemann on the latest efforts to determine whether hot water really freezes faster than cold water, as Erasto Mpemba seemed to discover in the 1960s.