Why do hot liquids break down the structural integrity of a biscuit/cookie so much quicker than cold liquids?

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Answer: molecule speed.

I saw an interesting documentary that showed a graph over how fast the impacts was happening in room temperature. And then overlayed fridge temperature. You could not tell the difference.

Until he zoomed in on the high temperature area. Like thousands of degrees hot. There it was. A minute difference.

And that is all the energy needed to break down what we would consider food into nasty organic pulp.

Bacteria and fungus be all like: what’s the problem?

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