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Default Hard/Soft Water

On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:48:20 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Concerning the recent crash one of the TV commentators said that it was
better for the airplanes survivability that the water in the Hudson is cold
and not warm. the reason he said is that cold water is *harder* than warm
water and made for better ditching conditions.

Any truth to this.


No - cold water is less dense than warm water.

That's why ice floats.
 
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