• Question: Does hot water flow faster than cold water?

    Asked by abpb266 to Beatrice, Charles, George, Kamal, Patricia on 16 Jan 2017.
    • Photo: Kamal Bhattacharya

      Kamal Bhattacharya answered on 16 Jan 2017:


      That’s a really good question, I’ve never thought about it. My guess is it might. The viscosity decreases with the temperature, I think, so it may actually flow a bit faster than cold water, in theory.

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