does water ever boil when u watch it?
2007-01-29 16:13:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
As stupid as it sounds....I heard this saying for the first time when I was about 8 years old and tested it out for myself. Yes, of course it boils. Otherwise, I never would have gotten my mac&cheese that day. It's a cautionary statement, preaching the value of patience. It's the sort of thing mothers tell their children. Waiting for a pot to come to boil can seem interminable if you stare at it. Better to go busy yourself with some other task, and the time will (seem to) go faster. Applied metaphorically to any activity where you waste energy doing nothing, figeting, waiting for something to happen... when you could better apply your time doing something useful. Literally, of course, the boiling takes the same amount of time whether you watch or not, but time does drag on interminably when you're over-anxious.
2007-01-29 16:20:32 · answer #1 · answered by cutesy76 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try watching the water in a pot sometime. Have patience and watch until it boils. The sequence of where the bubbles come from and how large they are over time is fascinating. Try it with different sizes and shapes of pots, then you will be able to see the commonalities and differences.
Do not do this with friends watching unless they are very understanding.
2007-01-30 05:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by smartprimate 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Simply no.....the pot not only never boils but any water in the pot will not boil either......then of coz if u happen to turn the gas /. electricity etc on then every chance any water will eventually boil @212 f or @100 c degrees......having said that ... the pot itself still never boils.........precise enuff for you.
2007-01-30 01:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by hughr k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it does I watch them all the time just for spite of that saying and they will boil just fine with you watching them
2007-01-30 00:17:48 · answer #4 · answered by Elvis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When U watch it U lose patience.Stare at it 4 a long time, and you'll see bubbles coming out of it.Make sure it's being heated.
2007-01-30 02:09:46 · answer #5 · answered by ArindagR8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when it reaches around 212 degrees.
2007-01-30 00:17:01 · answer #6 · answered by Big hands Big feet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-01-30 00:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by White Boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup...saw it myself while making dinner tonight.
2007-01-30 00:16:28 · answer #8 · answered by RiverGirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋