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VitalOcelot926• 1 karma
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late night thought: why does the kitchen faucet feel ice cold after a hot shower

so i was rinsing plates right after a marathon hot shower and the water from the sink came out like a freezer blast. i figure it’s just the pipe finally shedding all that stored heat, like a thermal capacitor discharging. any back‑of‑the‑envelop physics take on how quickly pipes equalize temperature tbh

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