Tag: cold

Hot water freezes faster than cold water

17 February, 2012 (12:00) | FYI/DIY

It’s called the Mpemba effect.  It’s a weird phenomenon that has been repeated, but not effectively recreated.  I had heard about it a long time ago, something like a friend told me to put hot water in the ice tray so that it would freeze faster.  It doesn’t seem like that’s entirely valid, but maybe. […]

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Kallie in Cali – A lonely husband’s log – Day 6

26 December, 2011 (00:26) | Personal Update

Merry Christmas! Still doesn’t quite feel like Christmas without cold temperatures and some snow or frost.  I think there are less public decorations than normal too.  I haven’t noticed many street lamp signs or flags or trees or lights.  Maybe I just need to get out more. I got to sleep a bunch today.  I […]

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Winter

10 February, 2011 (12:00) | Wax Poetic

White fields where three white-tailed deer trot, And the snow covered branches of 2 trees that used to hold a cot. How can so much liveliness cease to make a sound? How can the snow flake silently touch the ground? The country house door flies open as 2 bundles of youthful life run out. With […]

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feeling hot hot hot

13 January, 2011 (12:00) | Poll the People

Which would you rather be?  Extremely cold or extremely hot?  I can’t stand the heat.  I get sweaty, tired, and irritable.  Also, when you’re hot, you can’t do much to cool down.  When you’re cold, you can run around or something to get warm. [poll id=”8″]

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