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Why You Can Hear the Temperature of Water (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Always wondered about this. Article is pay-walled though.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

TL;DR the difference in density at different temperatures changes the sound

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Another commenter posted a Tom Scott/Steve Mould video with the same subject. In case you haven't seen it already.