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Re:Think Twice Before Ordering Coffee or Tea on a Plane by rjsw on Friday June 23, 2017 @12:44PM (#14620538)
Airplanes are not pressurized to sea level though, water boils at lower temperatures at altitude.
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Re:Think Twice Before Ordering Coffee or Tea on a Plane by spiznnx on Friday June 23, 2017 @12:47PM (#14620567)
On airplanes, pressure is equivalent to about 2000m ASL, at which water boils at 93.4 °C
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Re:Think Twice Before Ordering Coffee or Tea on a Plane by rjsw on Friday June 23, 2017 @02:27PM (#14621465)
There are several ski resorts at 2000m, you notice the difference in coffee temperature from sea level.
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