A little more on atomic or molecular vibration.
Heat is measured in 'degrees', but heat energy is measured in 'calories'. As heat energy is applied, the temperature rises because the molecules vibrate ever more violently.
Take an 8 ounce glass filled with scotch and water on the rocks. It takes approximately 15,000 calories of heat energy to increase the terperature of the liquid / ice mixture from 32ºF to 98.6ºF, which is body temperature. This is the energy your body would expend in warming the cold liquid to body temp when you drink it. Since the mixture itself contains only a few hundred calories (because of the alcohol, I think), in theory, one should be able to loose weight like crazy by drinking scotch & water on the rocks.
Why doesn't this work in real life? This is a trick question, but maybe there's room for further experimenting. Any guesses?
Radar
[This message has been edited by Radar (edited 01-28-2006).]
