How ice water makes hot water boil

This counterintuitive physics demonstration about phase transitions, boiling points, water vapour and steam has a simple explanation. Can you work it out? Free to watch on Dr.Doc Kids.

Courtesy of Steve Mould on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗

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