[Sca-cooks] OT:new question

[Avraham haRofeh of Northpass]

> JUst a quick guess - physics or health reasons:
> Physics - a state change is easier from temperature extremes.
> Frex - hot water will freeze faster than cold water. It may be
> that cold water will heat in  a differennt manner than warm or
> hot water due to the brownian motion inherent in the state change.

Incorrect. Hot water which has been cooled will freeze faster than water at
the same temperature which has never been heated; this is because the
heated-and-cooled water has less oxygen dissolved therein. However, water at
80C will take longer to freeze than water at 40C, regardless.

Avraham

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Avraham haRofeh of Northpass (soon to be "of Sudentur")
     (mka Randy Goldberg MD)
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