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How I (US) make tea when my British friend comes over to visit (feddit.uk)
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Correct me if I got anything wrong, TA!

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[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve actually never heard this before. Is it specifically just water? Sometimes I microwave my coffee

[–] Zellith@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Water becomes super heated and the steam held in by surface tension.(Iirc) I assume anything with enough water content and no way to relieve the bubbles can experience this. But I don't know for sure.

[–] Blackout@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago

I usually turn off the nuclear fusion setting, don't need another accident like the last time.