ELI5: Why does water seem to reach room temperature more quickly than cooling it in the refrigerator? explainlikeimfive

It seems like it takes 20 minutes for cold water to warm up, but it takes 1-2 hours to chill in the fridge.

Submitted May 29, 2016 at 02:01PM by digriz60 http://ift.tt/1OV9KTk explainlikeimfive