><<Boiling Point, temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid slightly >exceeds the pressure of the atmosphere above the liquid.>> > >Elian; >OK..you got me :-) I was much too hasty and transposed thoughts...you are >correct and I was wr........wron............not correcti. It takes more BTUs >to bring water to a boiling point at altitude than it does at sea level...but >it does not raise the temperature at which boiling happens. >Sheepisly.. >Jim Bryant (FL) I don't understand the BTU thing, Jim. Okay, water boils more easily at high altitude, because the air isn't pushing down on it so hard, so it's easier for the water molecules to up, up and away ... so why would it take more BTU's to boil? I remember which way the boiling thing goes by remembering that Tibetans drink their tea at boiling temperature, but don't get burnt. Susan
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