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opopkl t1_ixcyvdm wrote

Can I ask a related water temperature question? As a kayaker, I feel that water seems to be much more viscous at low temperatures (4C) than at even slightly higher temperatures (15C). Is this just my imagination?

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Chemomechanics t1_ixdahne wrote

A search for water viscosity temperature will immediately give you many versions of the same table/chart showing the relationship. From that, you can quickly estimate the percent change across that temperature range and decide if the hypothesis makes sense. (There are actually two types of viscosity, but that’s a nuance that can be ignored in this context.)

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