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Just thought it would be interesting to see possible answers. I'll post the correct one fairly soon.
"You have just made a kettle of boiling water to make a cup of tea. You want the tea to cool down to drinking temerature as quick as possible. Do you put the milk in before or after the tea?
The most important thing is reasoning.
Yus, Stephen got it right away.
Hint:
It is not to do with with convection currents.
The correct answer, beautifully phrased:
Emitime wrote:
> Tea first.
>
> If you put the milk in (which I presume would be cold?), then that
> starts to warm up due to the air temperature, which means it won't
> cool the tea down as much.
>
> Where as if you put the tea in first, that'd already have started
> cooling down from the air temperature, and the milk will still be at
> it's coldest temperature as you put it in.
>
> This all of course depends on the temperature surrounding the cup.
"You have just made a kettle of boiling water to make a cup of tea. You want the tea to cool down to drinking temerature as quick as possible. Do you put the milk in before or after the tea?
The most important thing is reasoning.
Yus, Stephen got it right away.
Hint:
It is not to do with with convection currents.
The correct answer, beautifully phrased:
Emitime wrote:
> Tea first.
>
> If you put the milk in (which I presume would be cold?), then that
> starts to warm up due to the air temperature, which means it won't
> cool the tea down as much.
>
> Where as if you put the tea in first, that'd already have started
> cooling down from the air temperature, and the milk will still be at
> it's coldest temperature as you put it in.
>
> This all of course depends on the temperature surrounding the cup.
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Milk first.
Chad Niga wrote:
> Doesnt really matter, stick some cold water in there.
Yeah thats what I'd say. Works a treat with my maltesers hot chocolate.
On a serious note I'm sure what Sheepy said rung a bell, or maybe I'm becoming insane...
> Doesnt really matter, stick some cold water in there.
Yeah thats what I'd say. Works a treat with my maltesers hot chocolate.
On a serious note I'm sure what Sheepy said rung a bell, or maybe I'm becoming insane...
He cant make a cup of tea cos his hands n stuff dont work no?
Surely that was his reply.
Surely that was his reply.
Hahaha.
If you were putting one in pretty much after the other i dont think it would really make a damn bit of difference.
Yes, milk first. It's obvious.
I bet its a trick question or a stupid forwarded e-mail
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A hot drink cools quicker than an already cool drink.
Asking the greatest mind on Earth questions about cups of tea.
Way. To. Go.
Way. To. Go.
He drinks coffee.
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