> There have been reports of similar phenomena since ancient times, although with insufficient > detail for the claims to be replicated. As indicated by Aristo

> There have been reports of similar phenomena since ancient times, although with insufficient > detail for the claims to be replicated. As indicated by Aristotle [2]: "The fact that the water has previously > been warmed contributes to its freezing quickly: for so it cools sooner”. Hence many people, when they > want to cool water quickly, begin by putting it in the sun. Although there is anecdotal support for this > paradox [3], there is no agreement on exactly what the effect is and under what circumstances it occurs. ?? You can reproduce this in a kitchen, but not in a physics lab? That's where I started to wonder if this was written by crackpots and stopped reading.