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minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoDoes wind chill make water freeze faster?
minus-squareBluewing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYes. It pulls the surface heat out faster. But, the lakes have been frozen over for weeks now, (18" on the lake I live next to-- we are driving pickup trucks on it to go ice fishing).
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI think so. Wind chill is a roundabout way of comparing the capacity for heat extraction of moving air vs stagnant air.
Does wind chill make water freeze faster?
Yes. It pulls the surface heat out faster. But, the lakes have been frozen over for weeks now, (18" on the lake I live next to-- we are driving pickup trucks on it to go ice fishing).
I think so. Wind chill is a roundabout way of comparing the capacity for heat extraction of moving air vs stagnant air.