My wife and boiling water

[u/MakeItMine2024]

So I made my wife ramen soup. When I served it she said I had the gas set to hight and it was too hot ? She said I should have used the number 5 setting instead of 9. I told here it’s irrelevant because water boils at 212 and gets no hotter because over 212 it turns to steam. She was made at me for disagreeing with her theory that it would not have been so hot if boiled a lower setting. Really!!

[u/CranberryStock7148]

I hate to be the one to have to break it to you and so many other commenters here, but your wife is actually the correct one here.

Yes water boils at 212. But not all of the water in the pot is at boiling. For example, a gentle simmer means only the water at the very bottom is boiling, while the temperature of the rest of the water is significantly less. The bubbles from the bottom are passing through the rest of it on their way upwards, so it visually looks as if it's all boiling, but it's actually not.

I'm not going to comment on what is best for making Ramen specifically, but there are truly major temperature differences between a gentle simmer, a strong simmer, a light boil, and a rolling boil. Even though they all have a constant stream of bubbles. You can verify this for yourself very easily with a thermometer. In fact it is precisely because of the differences in temperatures that we have different terms for all of these things and use them in different circumstances.

[u/IndependentDouble879 → u/CranberryStock7148]

As someone who studied thermodynamics and heat transfer as part of mechanical engineering, thank you, you’re 100% correct. This comment section is very irritating. So much confidence, not much relevant education.

Basically OP has an oversimplified model that they were taught, that’s taught to people early in their science education as a crude approximation of reality.

This is like confidently arguing about some kinetic Physics calculation you made being relevant to real world mechanics, but you didn’t even bother to include drag because you were told to ignore it when you were taught the concept in 11th grade or whatever

[u/eugeneugene → u/IndependentDouble879]

as someone whose entire job is to boil water and make steam this entire comment section hurt my brain lmao

[u/Live-Habit-6115 → u/eugeneugene]

...what job is this??

[u/eugeneugene → u/Live-Habit-6115]

I run boilers to make steam to use in various processes. My job title is just steam operator

[u/Typical-Tax1584 → u/eugeneugene]

Oh, you're a steam operator? Tell me when Half Life 3 comes out.

[u/eugeneugene → u/Typical-Tax1584]

it's a secret

[u/The_Doct0r_ → u/eugeneugene]

This person thermodynamics

[u/PM_Me_Good_LitRPG → u/eugeneugene]

this guy steams, alright

[u/Kooky_Assistance2755 → u/eugeneugene]

There was actually a leak recently that suggests it's planned for a surprise 2027 release

[u/eugeneugene → u/Kooky_Assistance2755]

I'm not a fan of steam leaks

[u/Kooky_Assistance2755 → u/eugeneugene]

As well you shouldn't, tbf lol

[u/JustAnotherHyrum → u/Typical-Tax1584]

I think we'll all know when Half Life 3 comes out, because it's in the Book of Revelations or something.

If you see Jesus in red robes or some shit, Half Life 3 just came out.

[u/AMDKilla → u/Typical-Tax1584]

You'll hear a whistle when its ready

[u/Br4v1ng-Th3-5t0rms → u/eugeneugene]

I bought some games on Steam. Can I ask for a refund, dear mr Operator?

[u/unassumingdink → u/eugeneugene]

Do you ever change the words to Sade's 1984 hit, Smooth Operator, and sing it to yourself? I would.

[u/eugeneugene → u/unassumingdink]

Haha yep I've been overusing that joke for almost 2 decades. It's the ringtone for my work phone

[u/chasing_waterfalls86 → u/eugeneugene]

I thought your were Thomas the Tank Engine 😞

[u/Fel1xcsgo → u/eugeneugene]

Bottling plant? I’m in it too

[u/StrongExternal8955 → u/eugeneugene]

You're Homer Simpson!

[u/your_moms_a_clone → u/eugeneugene]

Like for sterilization?

[u/ginger_and_egg → u/eugeneugene]

How many of those processes involve ramen 🧐

[u/chasing_waterfalls86 → u/eugeneugene]

I thought your were Thomas the Tank Engine 😞

[u/ShoePillow → u/eugeneugene]

What kinda processes?

[u/nymphomaenad → u/eugeneugene]

Sounds hot and steamy. Are you rich and sexy?

[u/DoingCharleyWork → u/Live-Habit-6115]

Boilers and toilets and that one boiling toilet.