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Hot Water Freezes Either Faster or Slower Than Cold Water

The Mpemba Effect happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water, or does it? Alex goes on an exhaustive journey to replicate the Mpemba effect and hits a few snags on the way, including a paper being released the week this video was supposed to come out. Does this paper finally resolve all existing ambiguities about measuring relaxation speeds in the Mpemba Effect?
Season 11 Episode 4 Length 13:59 Premiere: 03/26/25

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S11 E8 Length 12:00 Premiere Date 07/03/25

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S11 E7 Length 20:29 Premiere Date 06/05/25

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S11 E6 Length 11:25 Premiere Date 05/15/25

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S11 E5 Length 08:10 Premiere Date 04/09/25

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S11 E4 Length 13:59 Premiere Date 03/26/25

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S11 E3 Length 09:56 Premiere Date 02/26/25

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S11 E2 Length 14:50 Premiere Date 02/12/25

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