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I boil water on the regular, for hot chocolate lol. I've used both cold and hot water and can contest (even though it's a given) that the hot water comes to a boil in an exponentially faster amount of time than cold water.
 
I boil water on the regular, for hot chocolate lol. I've used both cold and hot water and can contest (even though it's a given) that the hot water comes to a boil in an exponentially faster amount of time than cold water.
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But a lot of people still believe that cold water boils faster because it absorbs heat faster when it is cold.

Also, here is a wiki explanation of how salt changes the boiling point of water. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling-point_elevation
 
Guess I was half right:

NYTimes "Cold water does not boil faster than hot water, but hot water can freeze more quickly than cool water."
 
salsalady said:
GETTING BACK TO THE OP!!!!
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Per the OP: "Ok, and if you also happen to have an unanswered "why?" of your own related to cooking,feel free to post it here....."

Settle down Corrector, we're well within topic regulations here. My question was up to local codes and I had my permits in place.
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I thought the thread was started for the General question of "Why"?

Why do we cut the end off of hams?
Why do we drink while we cook?
Why do we cut the tip off the avocado before we gut it?
Why do socks disappear in the dryer and where do they go?

Talking about the molecular structure of boiling preheated/fresh-cold H2o and why high level of Salinity keeps water from freezing at 32° vs. boiling at 212° would require copious amounts of (legal) :high:
 
Years ago, I worked with an elderly Hungarian woman who told me "Always start the coffee pot with cold water. It has more oxygen in it than luke warm or hot, and makes the coffee taste better."

I never investigated this information on my own. And, I learned to never argue with an elderly Hungarian woman! :lol:
 
3/5King said:
I boil water on the regular, for hot chocolate lol. I've used both cold and hot water and can contest (even though it's a given) that the hot water comes to a boil in an exponentially faster amount of time than cold water.
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You contest it? So... you dispute it. Or you meant attest?

Please try with mini marshmallows and let us know if there is a difference. :P
 
We can all debate about water boiling time till we are blue in the face but it doesn't matter, because tomorrow all of the water on Earth will be boiling.

Freaking Mayans.
 
Way to piss on a dream!!
Edit: SHOOTING cyotes, Texas Vodka, and I don't eat THOSE kind of eggs!!
double edit...sorry for yelling, its loud in here, plus...spelling.
 
The Hot Pepper said:
But who will boil faster?
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Scoville DeVille said:
The Aussies.
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Nope, not the Aussies, they're too far south and therefore too cold. Everyone within 20 degrees latitude (north or south) of the equator will boil first cuz they're hotter. And everyone north or south of a 45th parallel will be styinin, especially if you're in a spot like we are that's running about 20 degrees below freezing.


Scoville DeVille said:
Well what about eggs in Cold water, chasing Coyotes, and gettin drunk? :rofl:
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Yes, always start eggs in cold water when doing boiled eggs. Anyone know WHY?
beyond that, I like cold drinks and Scovie's on his own for chasing yoties.





Oh, and ps- sorry for YELLING LAST NIGHT! :sheepishgrin:
 
bluemeanietsi said:
Guess I was half right:

NYTimes "Cold water does not boil faster than hot water, but hot water can freeze more quickly than cool water."
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Mpemba Effect. Royal Society of Chemistry just had a contest this year to see if anybody had a good explanation for it.
 
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