On 8/6/2014 5:52 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> 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.

Ed, I invite you to come over, anytime, and I will be happy to cook
dinner for you. I will show you, that a pot full of cold water will take
care of a hot burner, immediately. The water gets a little warm, but it
does not get hot. I invite others who have ceramic glass cooktops to try
it.

Becca