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In article <4585D562.F0F334A8@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
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>> As it so happens I do have a cup with a good amount of ice in it; I'll
>> fill it to the brim with tap water and then wait a few hours and see how
>> the level goes.
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>> It's the best I can do without more sophisticated equipment. :-) In
>> any event my computations suggest that no change should ensue in the
>> water level.
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>> That covers prediction and experimental setup. Results...well, we'll
>> just have to wait.
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>It's astonishing you even feel the need to do it. But heck, why not ?
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>Good luck anyway. I'd stick it in a microwave oven to get it over with quickly
>but that's just me and the 'greens' would probably say that the government
>microwave rays gave a flawed result so you'd better not do that after all !
You'd botch the experiment. The water would overflow the cup as a result
of it's heating. This would hide the effect being tested. Ice does not
absorb microwaves well. The water will end up far warmer than in the
normal situation.
Assuming the water remains exactly at the freezing point, you will need
very accurate equipment to measure the amount of overflow because water is
a lot more dense than air.
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