Does hot water freeze faster than cold?

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Does hot water freeze faster than cold?

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Why does hot water freeze faster than cold?

Why does hot water freeze faster than cold?

It's a simple question with an elusive answer - why does warm water freeze faster than cold?

The logic defying phenomenon has baffled the great minds of science since the time of Aristotle.

But now a new competition being run out of England is hoping to finally solve the mystery.

Watch the full report from Channel Four's Tom Clarke

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3/10/2012 10:41:51 a.m.

brian beveridge wrote:

hot water will give off vapors as it evaporates and create a break up of the structure that will enable divided parts to free quicker