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About LinkBacksThe outside temperature is 38 degrees on a cloudy day. Wind is blowing at 30 mph. Windchill is therefore around 25 degrees.You are thawing your fat frozen turkey and the only place to do it is outside. Will the turkey thaw faster if you place it in the wind or if you place it out of the wind?? Explanation required....(and to our resident smart asses......the correct answer does not involve Michael Moore)
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27th December 2011 09:34 AM #1The "good" prag.... Array
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prag's frozen turkey Quickie...!! [DING DING - Rev HH] IN the wind defrosts quicker
Last edited by jackalope; 28th December 2011 at 03:06 PM. Reason: [DING DING!]
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27th December 2011 09:39 AM #2Library Administrator
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ahhhhh .... I need my resident geek for a cheat here!
It feels like the right answer is out of the wind, but I bet it is IN the wind, and has something to do with surface exposure.
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27th December 2011 10:56 AM #3Sumo Kitty
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you win i think!!!!!
Originally Posted by jackalope
ahhhhh .... I need my resident geek for a cheat here!
It feels like the right answer is out of the wind, but I bet it is IN the wind, and has something to do with surface exposure.GO VOLS
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27th December 2011 12:18 PM #4The "good" prag.... Array
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Originally Posted by mtm1963
(no she didn't...).
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27th December 2011 01:06 PM #5I am the .0000000143% Array
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In the wind, "windchill" is only a "feeling".... The wind will egress the below freezing turkey faster than not in the wind.
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27th December 2011 04:24 PM #6Library Administrator
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I thought I did too! Originally Posted by mtm1963
d'oh! Originally Posted by pragmatic
My resident geek says you win !!!!! He says if the outside air is warmer than the frozen turkey, which it is, the wind will help thaw the turkey faster =). Originally Posted by Rev. Hellh0und
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27th December 2011 04:28 PM #7Library Administrator
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ps - I moved ya from the Cafe forum to Trivia and Quickies forum, hope you don't mind @pragmatic
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28th December 2011 02:27 PM #8The "good" prag.... Array
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Originally Posted by Rev. Hellh0und
We have a winner. Woot! Woot!
Windchill is (incorrectly) often perceived as an genuine lowering of the ambient temperature. Actually windchill is just the propensity/rate to dissipate heat. An important concept to human skin....but of less (or no) importance to most non-living inanimate objects.
(btw Jacks....the second half of your answer wasn't wrong, just wasn't complete.).
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29th December 2011 03:00 PM #9I am the .0000000143% Array
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Originally Posted by pragmatic
As a youngin, i thought they were saying "the windshield effect" and thought it meant how cold it was on a cars windshield when movin.... Lol
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29th December 2011 04:49 PM #10Library Administrator
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Originally Posted by Rev. Hellh0und
... that's cute
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