Comments on: My box folding video http://www.starchamber.com/2008/01/my-box-folding-video.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Randy http://www.starchamber.com/2008/01/my-box-folding-video.html#comment-50434 Randy Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:40:54 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/01/my-box-folding-video.html#comment-50434 I am amazed at the number of people who will argue to opposite. As far as I can see there is just no way for it but the myth continues. You'd think that people who live with snow and ice would know more about how it's made. Thank you for responding and I hope all is well. Cheers. I am amazed at the number of people who will argue to opposite. As far as I can see there is just no way for it but the myth continues. You’d think that people who live with snow and ice would know more about how it’s made.
Thank you for responding and I hope all is well. Cheers.

]]> By: Ned http://www.starchamber.com/2008/01/my-box-folding-video.html#comment-50333 Ned Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:13:41 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/01/my-box-folding-video.html#comment-50333 Hi Randy: good to hear from you again! To be a little more clear about my pipes: both hot and cold pipes froze, but only the hot pipe burst, so I don't think any laws of physics were being violated. I could theorize about thermal stresses weakening the material over the years, but who knows? I believe you that hot water (absent evaporation) can't possibly freeze faster than cold water. Hi Randy: good to hear from you again!

To be a little more clear about my pipes: both hot and cold pipes froze, but only the hot pipe burst, so I don’t think any laws of physics were being violated. I could theorize about thermal stresses weakening the material over the years, but who knows? I believe you that hot water (absent evaporation) can’t possibly freeze faster than cold water.

]]> By: Randy http://www.starchamber.com/2008/01/my-box-folding-video.html#comment-50277 Randy Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:15:35 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/01/my-box-folding-video.html#comment-50277 Sorry to hear about your pipe. I have been arguing about the hot pipe/cold pipe thing for years now. Everyone says that hot water freezes faster than cold. I was in the arctic a couple years back and proved it wrong with open and closed bottles of hot and cold water but I still had arguments about it. I have my pipes insulated andm have electric heating coils to avaoid freezing again but I noticed that most hot water pipes were closer to the outside wall than the cold pipe. I also wonder if the water heater doesn't add air bubbles and maybe that aids in freezing. I don't know but I cannot think that given equal amount of water with no evaporation hot water will freeze faster than cold. Your thoughts? Sorry to hear about your pipe. I have been arguing about the hot pipe/cold pipe thing for years now. Everyone says that hot water freezes faster than cold. I was in the arctic a couple years back and proved it wrong with open and closed bottles of hot and cold water but I still had arguments about it. I have my pipes insulated andm have electric heating coils to avaoid freezing again but I noticed that most hot water pipes were closer to the outside wall than the cold pipe. I also wonder if the water heater doesn’t add air bubbles and maybe that aids in freezing. I don’t know but I cannot think that given equal amount of water with no evaporation hot water will freeze faster than cold. Your thoughts?

]]> By: JMike http://www.starchamber.com/2008/01/my-box-folding-video.html#comment-49708 JMike Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:29:19 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/01/my-box-folding-video.html#comment-49708 That reminds me a *lot* of hydrocarbon isomers, for some reason. That reminds me a *lot* of hydrocarbon isomers, for some reason.

]]>