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Info on boiling water at altitude

Check this out. I like the part about checking altitude with a thermometer.

http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?threadid=21105

Noel

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  • JimGPE_3
    JimGPE_3 Member Posts: 240
    Okay, I'm missing the point....

    Given that there is a direct correlation between altitude and atmospheric pressure, and thus the temperature at which water boils, you can read altitude using a thermometer, a pot of water, a fire and some math, to a pretty good degree of accuracy.
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