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[–] MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Hot liquids can freeze faster than colder ones Mpemba effect

[–] TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Looking this up, I just realized that Francis Bacon and Roger Bacon were different people.

[–] la508@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Knowledge is power. France is bacon.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I bet that family got taste!

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Meanwhile you're completely ignoring Michael.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Who the fuck is Micheal Bacon?!

Are you rinding me up??

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Literally the other half of The Bacon Brothers!? That's who you meant, right? Kevin Bacon, the singer? Well, he didn't become famous alone.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Many studies of this are actually ambiguous!.

[–] MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But ambiguity arraises from the lack of a coherent explanation, because there are so many parameters to consider when doing the experiment (especially when doing this with water). Therefore hot liquids can freeze faster than cold ones. Its not a must. That it can happen is proven. A quite entertaining read about the general phenomenon can be found here

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, it doesn't. The ambiguity rises from the fact that it's not that repeatable. There are many experiments that don't find this phenomenon to exist when they test it. Then there's some that do. That's the problem.

My memory is that the majority of them find that it doesn't exist and that a small minority find that it does.

[–] MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is not contradicting. It can happen

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 week ago

Similarly, hot water for ice cubes, room temperature for thawing. I've heard adding white vinegar accelerate thawing but idk?