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  2. Mpemba effect - Wikipedia

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    The phenomenon, when taken to mean "hot water freezes faster than cold", is difficult to reproduce or confirm because it is ill-defined. [4] Monwhea Jeng proposed a more precise wording: "There exists a set of initial parameters, and a pair of temperatures, such that given two bodies of water identical in these parameters, and differing only in initial uniform temperatures, the hot one will ...

  3. Cold and heat adaptations in humans - Wikipedia

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    Humans inhabit hot climates, both dry and humid, and have done so for millions of years. Selective use of clothing and technological inventions such as air conditioning allows humans to live in hot climates. One example is the Chaamba, who live in the Sahara Desert. They wear clothing that traps air in between skin and the clothes, preventing ...

  4. 'Lies my mother told me:' Debunking cold-weather myths

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    According to The Guardian, scientists have traced this top cold-weather myth to a United States Army manual from the 1970s recommending a hat in the cold because "40 to 45 percent of body heat" is ...

  5. Caloric reflex test - Wikipedia

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    Hot and cold water produce currents in opposite directions and therefore a horizontal nystagmus in opposite directions. [4] In patients with an intact brainstem: If the water is warm (44 °C or above) endolymph in the ipsilateral horizontal canal rises, causing an increased rate of firing in the vestibular afferent nerve.

  6. Thermocline - Wikipedia

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    It gives the water an appearance of wrinkled glass, the kind often used in bathroom windows to obscure the view, and is caused by the altered refractive index of the cold or warm water column. These same schlieren can be observed when hot air rises off the tarmac at airports or desert roads and is the cause of mirages.

  7. Water heating - Wikipedia

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    Water typically enters residences in the US at about 10 °C (50 °F), depending on latitude and season. Hot water temperatures of 50 °C (122 °F) are usual for dish-washing, laundry and showering, which requires that the heater raise the water temperature about 40 °C (72 °F) if the hot water is mixed with cold water at the point of use.

  8. Husband and wife killed when small plane crashes soon after ...

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    A husband and wife were killed when their small plane crashed in Georgia soon after communications went silent on takeoff, officials said. James Hardee, 62, and Janet Hardee, a 59-year-old teacher ...

  9. Thermal pollution - Wikipedia

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    Thermal pollution can also be caused by the release of very cold water from the base of reservoirs into warmer rivers. When water used as a coolant is returned to the natural environment at a higher temperature, the sudden change in temperature decreases oxygen supply and affects ecosystem composition. Fish and other organisms adapted to ...