Timeline for What causes water to boil over?
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| Oct 8, 2010 at 12:56 | vote | accept | yossarian | ||
| Oct 8, 2010 at 12:40 | comment | added | vwiggins | a tea spoon of oil on the top of the water reduces the surface tension back down. I always put a but of olive oil in the pot when I cook pasta. | |
| Oct 7, 2010 at 14:59 | comment | added | yossarian | +1 good answer. That explains why potatoes seem likely to boil over too! | |
| Oct 7, 2010 at 14:22 | history | answered | Vecta | CC BY-SA 2.5 |