> Rex > > your experience with the hot bar is quite common. Sounds like a pretty reasonable manifestation of the Leidenfrost effect. The water in contact with the hot end of the bar vaporizes, and the resulting steam layer (which might be microscopic) does a good job insulating the bar. There's nowhere else for the heat to radiate or conduct to, except towards the cold end of the bar.
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