SOLUTION: If you have a bucket of water at 10 degree Fahrenheit and another at 10 degree Celsius and drop a 50 cents coin to each, which coin will be the first to reach the bottom of the buc

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Question 137268: If you have a bucket of water at 10 degree Fahrenheit and another at 10 degree Celsius and drop a 50 cents coin to each, which coin will be the first to reach the bottom of the bucket?
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Check your temperature scales.
What state is water in when it is 10 degrees Celsius? Liquid, a cold glass of water, coming out of the tap.
What state is water in when it is 10 degrees Fahrenheit? Solid (Ice), like in the freezer.
The coin in the 10 degrees Celsius bucket will reach the bottom first.
The coin in the 10 degrees Fahrenheit bucket will sit on top of the ice.