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Erasto Mpemba: The High School Student Who Disproved Thermodynamics

Erasto Mpemba: The High School Student Who Disproved Thermodynamics

FromRidiculous History


Erasto Mpemba: The High School Student Who Disproved Thermodynamics

FromRidiculous History

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Feb 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Let's say you put two containers of water in a freezer. Water in one container is at room temperature, while water in the other container is hot. Which one will freeze first? Many people would understandably assume the cooler water would be the first to freeze -- and that assumption, oddly, would prove to be incorrect. Join the guys as they delve into the story and struggle of young Erasto Mpemba, the student for whom the Mpemba effect is named, exploring his initial experiments all the way to the ongoing controversy over this strange phenomenon.
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Released:
Feb 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by iHeartRadio.