Re: A General Introduction to the Expanding Earth


"Skywise" <into@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Al Zenner <azen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:Xns97306C0BDF285zsp@xxxxxxxxxxxx:
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> <Snipola>
> > (and an occasional individual who posted, then
> > fell silent again--at least during the short period I've been
> > here.)
> <Snipola>
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> Would that be me? I've just not found anything worth taking
> the time to reply to. I've started to reply many times but
> I keep hitting cancel when the thought "what's the point?"
> comes to mind. These kooks would argue over how to boil water.


I have some ideas about that, now that you mention it.



How to Boil Water

It really doesn't matter if you watch the pot ... but turn away if it makes
you feel better.


Ingredients:
water!

Steps:

1. Choose a pot that's large enough to hold the amount of water you want
to boil, and has a lid that fits.

2. Remember that the pot might have to be bigger than you'd think if you're
going to add food to the water. Without enough room in the pot, for
example, rice or pasta will boil over.

3. Place the pot on a stove burner and pour cold water from a measuring
cup into the pot. Or, if you're doing something such as cooking pasta
and don't need to measure, just run cold water from the tap into the
pot, then place the pot on the burner.

4. Turn the burner to high. Cover the pot.

5. Check for steam escaping from under the lid, then lift the lid carefully to see
how the water is doing.

6. Look at the water. If large bubbles are rising from the bottom of the pot to the
surface, the water is boiling.

Tips:

You might be tempted to use water that's already warm or hot from the tap, but
this water has been sitting in your pipes for some time, getting stale.
Use cold water if you're going to drink it or cook with it.

Small bubbles that stay at the bottom or sides of the pot are air bubbles
present in the water; they don't necessarily indicate that boiling is imminent.
Wait for bubbles that rise to the top of the pot.

Boiling water remains at the same temperature for the entire time it's boiling.


Warnings:
Don't let your pot or kettle boil dry, or you risk ruining the pot.

When taking a lid off a pot

Remember when taking a lid off a pot: open it away from you.
You could suffer serious burns from the steam.

Watching the kettle

Watching the kettle boil does not change anything.
It does not take longer!

http://www.ehow.com/how_2295_boil-water.html






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