On Sep 24, 2008, at 12:42 PM, Harry Veeder wrote:
has the effect actually been observed with distilled water?
harry
There have been many serious experiments done in laboratories. It is
difficult to imagine *not* using distilled water in such controlled
experiments, at least in some controls. However, if you want a
reference that actually says distilled water was used then here is one:
http://www.speedylook.com/Mpemba_effect.html
Here is a detailed 1998 discussion of many related issues, but
strangely, not the use of distilled water:
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/hot_water.html
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
