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A content creator has been thanked after sharing his go-to hack to prevent boiling water from spilling over a pot.<\/p>\n
The seemingly counter-intuitive method requires tossing an ice cube directly into boiling water, preventing it from overflowing instantaneously.<\/p>\n
The hack emerged on the TikTok page @lifehack, in a clip that racked up a staggering 252,000 likes and thousands of comments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a cool hack! Great video.\u201d quipped one viewer, while another chimed in: \u201cMind-blown. I didn\u2019t believe it, so I had to try it myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another penned: \u201cI pour a bit of cold water in when it\u2019s ready to boil over,\u201d While a third added: \u201cOh wow I\u2019m gonna use this because almost every time I have overspill. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> The logic behind the hack is simple. Placing a pot of hot water over the stove causes the pot to heat up quickly, but takes considerably longer for the water to start boiling. \u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n This delay in the rise of water temperature is down to several reasons, including a reduced transfer of heat from the pot.<\/p>\n When water does eventually start to boil, adding the ice cube causes a sudden shift in temperature that prompts the water to come out of a boiling state.<\/p>\n Experts at physics.stackexchange.com add: \u201cIt will then take some time for the heat from the burner to heat the water back up to boiling.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n \u201cYou can also lay a wooden spoon across the top of the pot and it won\u2019t boil over,\u201d wrote another commentator, referring to another hack that recently went viral.<\/p>\n One viewer echoed: \u201cI taught my mom of 74 years that if you put the wooden spoon in the boiling water, the water will never boil over. She was astonished.\u201d<\/p>\n The reason this hack is equally effective for preventing spillovers is twofold, According to Southern Living. The wood acts as a water repellent on the unstable bubbles, which in turn causes them to destabilize and stop rising.<\/p>\n Home safety experts recommend using the hacks intelligently, however, to ensure safety remains a priority in the kitchen.<\/p>\n
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