Lie of the Day #505
March 26th, 2008 by FweebThe old adage, “A watched pot never boils,” is actually an inaccurate retelling. The original phrase was, “A washed pot never boils,” based on the fact that pure water will never boil. Similar to how pure water acts like an insulator and will not conduct electricity, it gains its ability to boil by the impurities mixed into the water.
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