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- The Mpemba effect claims that hotter water can freeze faster than cooler water, which challenges common sense and suggests a potential violation of thermodynamics.
- Historically noted as far back as Aristotle, this phenomenon continues to intrigue scientists.
- Despite conducting controlled experiments, the research found no substantial evidence supporting the Mpemba effect's validity.
Article Abstract
The Mpemba effect is the name given to the assertion that it is quicker to cool water to a given temperature when the initial temperature is higher. This assertion seems counter-intuitive and yet references to the effect go back at least to the writings of Aristotle. Indeed, at first thought one might consider the effect to breach fundamental thermodynamic laws, but we show that this is not the case. We go on to examine the available evidence for the Mpemba effect and carry out our own experiments by cooling water in carefully controlled conditions. We conclude, somewhat sadly, that there is no evidence to support meaningful observations of the Mpemba effect.
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