Does hot water freeze faster than cold water?

[RBatson]

Originally posted by 95mustanggt
Try this:

Fill a container (or ice cube tray) with hot and cold water. When all is said and done, the ice cube made with hot water will be smaller. The hot water evaporates in the freezer.

Actually I remembered doing this when I was younger and seeing how small the cubes where with hot water decided to use cold water there after.. not only that but the hot water left some kind of residue in the tray.

I also felt stupid the same day I made the post about water evaporating at different temps, when I began to think about fog and the smoke on the water. Having been raised on the water this should have been an automatic response for me..