28 Sep
2012
28 Sep
'12
3:04 p.m.
On 28/09/2012 19:32, Doc Shipley wrote:
I once got superheated coffee in my favourite mug. I mis-set the timer,
and although I thought the mug handle seemed unusually hot when I took
it out, it wasn't until I added the sugar that I found out why. That
was very messy.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
On 9/28/12 1:17 PM, David Riley wrote:
I was always
under the impression that that sort of story was an
urban legend. The physics isn't out of the question, I just can't
imagine any container in a household that wouldn't provide a
sufficiently rough surface to nucleate. Surprised to hear it's a
thing!
A common canning jar is smooth enough to superheat "soft" water.
Personal experience, trip to the opthamologist, etc...