this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2023
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It requires very specific circumstances. Given the same ambient temperature hot water will cool at a faster rate than cooler water because of the greater temperature differential.
Hot water will lose more mass as more will evaporate as it cools.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect
It's one of those "wacky" physics facts.
I'm with those guys.