Michigander Mar 11, 2023

TikTok: Look! I discovered hot water melts frozen food faster!

Twitter: Look at this TikTok video showing how to defrost your food faster!

Yahoo news: Millions of Twitter users view TikTok video showing new life hack for melting frozen food!

Mastodon: Please read my academic white paper describing the impacts of public school system underfunding

Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Mar 11, 2023

@Michigander OR.... this could be the Mastodon part:

"Please read my academic white paper describing the dangers of defrosting frozen food using high temperature water with regards to bacterial growth."

(am I right? 😂)

Show threadgr8nanjanMar 12, 2023
@jann @Michigander Too right you're right. In fact it's quicker to defrost frozen goods in a bowl of cold water rather than hot.
Show threadSunflower Björnskalle 🌻Mar 12, 2023
@gr8nanjan @jann @Michigander What now???
Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Mar 12, 2023
@apodoxus @gr8nanjan @Michigander Just like for SOME reason, people thought it was faster to freeze hot water than normal temp tap water. Old wives tale... They thought it was quicker to go from one extreme to another.
Show threadCorvid CroneMar 12, 2023
@jann @apodoxus @gr8nanjan @Michigander I thought people froze hot water to make the ice cubes clear rather than cloudy. It never occurred to me that folks would think it was faster somehow.
Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Mar 12, 2023
@CorvidCrone @apodoxus @gr8nanjan @Michigander I don't even know how it would serve to make them clear rather than cloudy. Now I'm gonna look THAT up! 😂
Show threadannaraven
@jann @CorvidCrone @apodoxus @gr8nanjan @Michigander okay now *this* was a classic mastodon exchange.
Mar 13, 2023 at 7:13amWeb
Show threadlotharApr 21, 2025
@annaraven @jann @CorvidCrone @apodoxus @gr8nanjan @Michigander
It actually is (more) complicated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect
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Mpemba effect - Wikipedia