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The Very Weird Reason Hot Water Freezes Faster
The Brief
- Asks why hot water can sometimes freeze faster than cold water.
- Notes Erasto Mpemba noticed the effect in 1963 while making ice cream, starting a long-running scientific puzzle.
- Says the Mpemba effect has since been reported in materials, magnets and quantum systems.
- Frames the topic as connections between energy, equilibrium and shortcuts nature takes.
Why watch · It covers a long-standing counterintuitive puzzle in physics that now extends beyond water into other physical systems.
- Mpemba effect
- Thermodynamics
- Erasto Mpemba
- Quantum systems
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Visit https://displate.com/l/besmart and use discount code BESMART for up to 33% off high-resolution metal prints! Not valid on Limited Edition items. ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Why can hot water sometimes freeze faster than cold water? In 1963, Erasto Mpemba noticed this while making ice cream, sparking a scientific mystery that still puzzles physicists. The Mpemba effect now appears in materials, magnets and quantum systems, revealing surprising connections between energy, equilibrium and the strange ways nature finds shortcuts. References/learn more: https://sites.google.com/view/mpemba-effect-references/home Check out Eons: Life and Death on Pangea: https://to.pbs.org/EonsBeSmart1 Be Smart explores science questions you didn’t even know you wondered about. It is hosted and produced by Joe Hanson, PhD. We post new videos all the time, so please subscribe! If you enjoyed this video, hit the ‘like’ button, leave a comment, or watch another of our videos! CONNECT WITH ME ____________________________________ Website: https://www.itsokaytobesmart.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart/ https://www.instagram.com/drjoehanson/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmart Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/itsokaytobesmart A big thanks to our Brain Trust patrons: Baerbel Winkler, Bernadette Etienne, Brent Lopez, dani bowman, David Johnston, Ed Eyden, Eric Meer, Jaap Westera, Karen Haskell, Marcus Pingel, Mike and Patty Loftis, Reuben Brewer SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES ____________________________________ Please email biz@itsokaytobesmart.com Stock video and images provided by Shutterstock, Artlist, and MotionArray Music provided by APM Written by Zack Savitsky and Joe Hanson Edited by Steven Simone Produced by Least Square Media and Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios