17 Feb. 1993 VINCE, Many thanks for the clarification about "bees stinging a tree." Let us now see how many years this tale will be with us -- the notion that warm water freezes faster than cold water dates all the way back to Francis Bacon in the early 1600s. Best wishes. Adrian M. Wenner > > ADRIAN, > JUST A NOTE A MAN IN DARWIN WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE IN A CHERRY > PICKER BASKET QUITE HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND AND HE UPSET A HIVE > WITHIN THE TREE AND THEY SET ON HIM AND HE WAS SEVERLY STUNG > ABOUT 1000 STINGS.HE COULD NOT ESCAPE AS HE WAS IN THE CHERRY > PICKER BASKET.HE WAS IN SEVERE SHOCK WAS REVIVED SEVERAL > TIMES BUT HE DIED SEVERAL DAYS LATER. ITS INTERESTING HOW THE > NEWS GETS THINGS ALL MIXED UP. > ANYHOW THATS THE DRIFT. > REGARDS VINCE CONSTABLE,INFO.TECH.DIV. UNI CENTRAL QUEENSLAND, > ROCKHAMPTON,QLD,AUSTRALIA >