Does warm water freeze faster than cool water?

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I just happened to stumble across a phrase that says so, is it true?

Here is the source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect

Answer is inside your link, it contains link to a paper... – Wertilq May 03 '13 at 11:43 — Wertilq, May 03 '13 at 11:43

Wertilq · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-03T11:50:17.163

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Yes it does.

Answer taken from a link to a paper in the Wikipedia link provided.

The Mpemba effect-warm water freezes faster than cool-was first described in this magazine ten years ago in an article entitled ‘Cool’ by E B Mpemba and D G Osborne (Phys. Educ. I969 4 172-5)

Link to paper

Image taken from the paper

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edited May 03 '13 at 11:50

answered May 03 '13 at 11:41

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Does warm water freeze faster than cool water?

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