Thermomajorization theory provides new framework for quantifying mysterious Mpemba effect
The Mpemba effect is an intriguing physical phenomenon that causes some systems to cool faster when they are hot than when ...
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Homeowner calls for help after malfunctioning furnace goes up in flames: 'I've never actually seen a … burn like that'
The technician later discovered that gas was flowing through the furnace's gas valve unchecked, leaking right into the burners — enough to cause a near disaster. The homeowner only checked the attic ...
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Valve pressed to add new Steam filter for games made with AI
TL;DR: Gamers are urging Valve to add a filter on Steam to exclude AI-generated games, citing concerns over the legality of AI training data. A popular forum thread supports this, using Steam ...
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Detroit water main break leaves 300 families homeless, vehicles frozen in chaos
Detroit experienced temperatures as low as 1.4°F (-17°C), with wind chills dropping even further. “This was a failure of a Detroit-built, GLWA-maintained water main,” Mayor Mike Duggan ...
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Frozen pipes cause disruptions across North Texas as temperatures drop
“Ideally, what I like to tell people is you want to have a little spaghetti noodle-sized drip, and that’s hot and cold ... locating the home’s water shut-off valve in advance.
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Hundreds of Detroit Families Forced Out of Homes, Cars Destroyed After Water Main Break Creates Icy Nightmare
Due to the snow and icy conditions, it took crews several hours to find the valves ... were flooded with icy water and no heat was accessible amid subfreezing temperatures, Detroit Mayor Mike ...
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Valves turned off to force people to buy water: Cops called in
Gonzales reiterated that despite the Government’s effort to improve the country’s water supply, “you have people in some dark corner conspiring already to turn off the valve when all this ...