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Density and freezing outside in could have a pressurising effect too.

I'd be curious to know if the defect remains while stirring until frozen.



Good instinct to try stirring. Search the comment thread (or the Wiki page for "Mpemba effect") for "Joseph Black", and you'll find something intriguing.




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