What's the quickest way to do some basic calorimetry ... ? a) Stir the boron and measure the temperature inside and outside the container. b) Compare the measured VA and the delta-T of the solution. c) Use an oscilloscope to check that there are no spikes/abnormal waveforms in the input power.
If that show some excess heat, but it's not definitive, estimate the losses: d) Add a resistor, and use it to produce the same temperature/time profile (This is what Godes/McKubre did).
