Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 293, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1913 — The Hiss of not Ipon. [ARTICLE]

The Hiss of not Ipon.

Why does hot Iron make a hissing sound when thrust into water? That is one of the common things that a majority of people, old as well as young, do not stop to think about The explanation is quite simple: The hot iron converts into steam the water particles with which it comes In contact, and as the steam files upwards in escaping, it passes other water-particles not yet evaporated. The collision thus caused produces very rapid vibrations in the air, and those vibrations make the hissing noise.