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Cool it fast... (Posted on 2003-04-01)

A blacksmith wishes to cool his hot piece of steel as rapidly as possible. He has a bucket of ice-water and a bucket of oil (at room temperature). Which bucket should he dump his steel into?

See The Solution Submitted by Gautam

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Subject	Author	Date
my answer	Larry	2024-11-20 13:50:49
puzzle resolution	K Sengupta	2022-01-18 02:50:18
re: Indeed wrong: ice is faster, here is why	Hugo	2005-08-03 14:23:45
Indeed wrong: ice is faster, here is why	Jason Taylor	2005-08-03 05:56:57
problem!!!	vije	2004-07-03 05:25:20
reply	vije	2004-07-03 05:23:53
Solution	Ben	2004-04-02 16:20:42
intuition vs. science	John	2003-12-23 23:38:45
flash point	Eberhard	2003-11-21 12:48:19
Skeptic...	Bruno	2003-11-08 16:28:56
A TEST PLEASE !!!	Bruno	2003-11-08 00:20:20
Duh...	Charlie	2003-11-07 22:48:10
wrong	srikumar	2003-08-29 13:56:23
Definitely wrong	Vinodhan Selvarajalu	2003-05-10 23:34:19
Solution	Chaz	2003-05-03 15:09:44
re: Inaccurate solution	Cory Taylor	2003-04-14 16:55:17
Inaccurate solution	np_rt	2003-04-14 10:24:53
hmmm	Brelon Crumbley	2003-04-04 15:30:46
Perhaps...	Charlie	2003-04-01 05:19:29
material property	Cory Taylor	2003-04-01 04:38:05
I would say	jude	2003-04-01 04:11:22
guess	Alan	2003-04-01 04:04:02

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