On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 11:50:43 -0700, "Pico Rico" >
wrote:



>> Mine heats up immediately, unfortunately, it does not cool down that fast.
>> If I need a burner to cool down quickly, to stop the kitchen from getting
>> hot, I will sit a pot of cold water on the burner and the heat stops
>> immediately.
>>
>> Becca
>
>now there's a physicist for you!
>

Except that it is likely false.

Yes, the burner cools faster, but the heat goes into the pot of water
and then it goes from the pot of water into the room. Just at a much
slower pace. An exception is if you use the water to absorb the heat
and pour it down the drain before it travels to the room. If the
water is colder than room ambient temperature, it would absorb heat
from the room even if not on the burner.

You can move heat from one location to another various ways, but you
cannot destroy heat. Nor can you make cold.