so it turns out that hot water does freeze faster than cold water due to the mpemba effect. however, it is a highly complicated process that doesn't always work because it needs highly specific conditions. antarctica happens to have those...
a couple of days ago it got down to -120. we had heard that the polies (people that live at the south pole station) like to throw water into the air and watch it freeze instantly, and we wanted to try it. we did with both hot and cold water of varying temperatures with mixed results - of course it was all for fun and not for scientific purposes.
all i can tell you is that it is very bizzare watching liquid immediately turn into snow. of course, nothing about this continent is less than bizzare, and thats why i love it here.
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