Debbie said:
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It is a  little known fact that distilled water will NOT boil because it
lacks  impurities.  However, it can become very hot, and if anything  with
impurities touches it, it can create an  explosion.
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This is something I didn't know.  I'm intrigued, and am wanting to run  out
and buy some distilled water and try it!  The only time I've tried  heating
distilled water is in my iron, for which I do use DW.  Now, that  comes out of
the holes of the iron bubbling and "boiling" depending on how hot  the iron is.
I'm sure there are impurities in my iron, yet it has never  exploded.  Just
how hot does the distilled water have to get before you can  set off an
explosion -- and what kind of explosion?  Will trying to boil it  in a regular
kitchen saucepan do it?  I'm sure that's full of impurities,  even though it's been
washed, it isn't sterile.  Or do they have to have  certain kinds of
impurities?  I didn't know that the impurities were what  caused something to come to a
boil -- I just thought it did it based on the  temperature -- i.e. -- water
boils at.... whatever degrees F or C.
Debbie, this is fascinating.
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton  IL
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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