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Your beer can only cool so fast, and quantum physics is to blame
Original: Your beer can only cool so fast. Blame quantum mechanics
A physics explainer argues there is a fundamental speed limit on how quickly a warm beer can be chilled, rooted in quantum mechanics. The piece suggests that heat transfer between a drink and its surroundings cannot happen faster than basic quantum rules of energy exchange allow, so no fridge or ice bath can cool a beer beyond a certain pace. Physicists say the same limits apply to any cooling process.
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