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A watched pot never boils
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this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2024
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"A watched pot never boils ... over". Everyone omits the last word. Because if you have the pot on sufficient heat, it doesn't matter if you watch it, physics gonna physics.
I see some results for that and, as it turns out, a similar version that I've probably heard before but forgotten: "A watched pot never boils but an unwatched pot boils over".
I don't think "A watched pot never boils" was ever meant to be taken literally. The way I see it its more in the sense that if you just stand there looking at it the time it takes to boil will feel like forever.