That’s precisely the approach taken in studying the Mpemba effect, with wildly differing results.
The article goes into the difficulties in analysing out-of-equilibrium systems (both experimentally and theoretically).
The article goes into the difficulties in analysing out-of-equilibrium systems (both experimentally and theoretically).
Btw, I have seen similar experiments in really cold climates, where a cup of hot water thrown freezes immediately, but cold water does not.
Anyways, I am always one for running the experiments :)
IIRC this is because the surface tension of hot water is significantly lower, so the thrown hot water disintegrates into much smaller droplets, which freeze more quickly.