"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 11:50:43 -0700, "Pico Rico" >
> wrote:
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>
>>> 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.

I was being sarcastic. Like the lady I know who always leaves the oven door
open when she is through, so it will heat the house (or not heat the house -
I forget).