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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling |
| Date | 2016-02-24 06:12 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <q7uvpc-30g.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink) |
| References | <xOCdna1UgMOtpFDLnZ2dnUU7-bmdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling >> http://phys.org/news/2016-02-button.html#nRlv > > >> Gather your patience and put the old "a watched pot never boils" >> saying to the test. The experience might rival watching paint dry, >> but of course the water will eventually begin to boil. When it does, >> you'll see a flurry of bubbles form and quickly rise to the surface >> of the water. Once it kicks in, it builds at a furious pace and >> quickly creates a roiling cauldron on your stovetop. Time to add the >> pasta. >> >> People have been boiling water to make dinner for ages, but it is >> also used in our refrigerators and even in the international space >> station as a method for cooling its systems. Ninety percent of all >> electricity in the United States is generated with steam turbines Wrong answer. 30% is natural gas turbines and that number is climbing. Then there is 7% hydroelectric, 5% wind, and 1% solar which makes boiling water less than 57%. -- Jim Pennino
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New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-23 23:01 -0600
Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-24 06:12 +0000
Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 06:20 -0500
Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 04:20 -0800
Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 05:40 -0800
Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 05:59 -0800
Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 15:41 -0500
Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 15:30 -0500
Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-24 23:02 +0000
Re: New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-02-24 07:17 -0600
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