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Given the content in the Quanta Magazine article, I would have assumed the explanation was straightforward: the hotter the water is, the more the molecules insi
by blincoln 2y ago
Given the content in the Quanta Magazine article, I would have assumed the explanation was straightforward: the hotter the water is, the more the molecules inside are bouncing around randomly, and therefore more likely to end up randomly entering a configuration that triggers nucleation in a given period of time than the same water at a lower temperature. But I don't even see that possibility discussed in the Wikipedia article. It's such a simple explanation that I therefore also assume it's wrong for some reason, but I'm curious why it's wrong.
- stavros 2y agoWe can test to see what freezes faster: cold still water, cold stirred water, or hot water.