On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 22:45:24 GMT, "Leo Lichtman"
wrote:


"Bob May" wrote: (clip) As a result of this heat loss, the typical idiot
will conclude that the hot will freeze before the cold water will because it
will be losing heat faster than the cold water will. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But how would an idiot know how fast the water is losing heat?

I suppose the same idiot will conclude that a car will coast farther from 30
MPH than from 60 MPH. I met that guy once. He was low on gas, so he drove
really fast, so he would get home before he ran out. G

I knew a milk driver that did that because his brakes were bad and he
had to hurry home to fix them...
Garry

PS
I have heard of hot water freezing so fast the ice was still hot...