by Catriona Mills

Strange Conversations: Part Three Hundred and Sixty-Nine

Posted 18 July 2011 in by Catriona

NICK: A watched pot never boils.
ME: Yes, it does. It’s a simple chemical reaction.
NICK: It’s a physical reaction. There’s no chemistry involved.
ME: Physical. Chemical. Whatever.
MY FATHER: It’s a physical reaction. Nothing to do with chemistry.
ME: Be quiet. Both of you. My point is that a watched pot will boil as long as heat is applied.
MY FATHER: Not necessarily.
ME: As long as sufficient heat is applied. As long as sufficient heat is applied, a watched pot will boil.
MY FATHER: Oh, yes.
NICK: Well, as long as you’re at sea level.
ME: Go to hell. Seriously.

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drew wrote at Jul 23, 09:08 pm

A watched blog page never updates, apparently.

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Catriona wrote at Jul 23, 09:15 pm

Oh, I know. It’s shameful, really. From now on, I’ll have to take a much stronger approach to updating the blog. I used to be so good! But it’s all been a bit fraught the last month or so, and no one needs to read about that.

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