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Saidear t1_j3r1kjy wrote

Reply to comment by bigloser42 in Will water ice melt faster if allowed to drain, or remain in the meltwater? by terjeboe

Meltwater is also going to have a higher surface area to absorb latent heat in the air, and is able to more effectively transfer that to the ice cube.

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bigloser42 t1_j3rh6bq wrote

that is purely dependent on the container it sits in. you could easily put ice in a container where the meltwater reduces the surface area

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Game_Minds t1_j3s8rl2 wrote

Yeah there would have to be a range of tests with different container shapes and materials, ice cube size and shape, ice composition and density, ambient temperature and humidity, air flow, water flow, a bunch of stuff would have impacts

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