On 05/09/2011 04:43 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:35:45 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>
>>   that water freezes at 0°C (actually no, it
>> doesn't) and boils at 100°C
>
> It also doesn't always boil at 100C - reduce the atmospheric pressure and
> see when it boils.

Or increase it. Or add impurities. Or whatever.

Yes, but under /normal/ circumstances, it boils at 100°C, which is why 
it's defined that way. :-P

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