Talk:Mpemba effect
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Diagram
I've added a relevant diagram (already available on Wikimedia Commons), and also expanded the Historical section a little, discussing the work of James Black. I know that this has been a contentious topic in the past, but I thought that it was worth gently revisiting; I've tried to be cautious, but might reasonably be accused of over-interpreting Farenheit's contributions in the light of subsequent knowledge; I'm also rather relying on Black's description of Farenheit's work, as my Latin isn't up to scratch. Cluebot archiving removed so that we can have a chat! Klbrain (talk) 12:04, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
Possible solution
Not sure if this is a solution - I don't understand it enough to add or edit the main article https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/why-hot-water-freezes-faster-than-cold-physicists-solve-the-mpemba-effect-d8a2f611e853#.khu4xov6s [[[Special:Contributions/80.4.165.202|80.4.165.202]] (talk) 04:53, 5 May 2016 (UTC)]
No one seems to mention this as a possible cause
If you put something hot into a freezer it will switch the thermostat to turn the freezer on. This will cause the temperature inside the freezer to drop and so cause the water to turn to ice more quickly. There is hysteresis on these thermostats so they will reduce the temperature in the freezer to a lower temperature than the set temperature. To do a controlled test you would need to put the hot water ice cube trays cold ones in the same freezer at the same time. Why hasn't someone done this with a camera lens inside the freezer to monitor exactly when each one turns to ice?