Re:Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
by mannykannot on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @08:34AM
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Point taken - I can't dispute the fact that you read it this way!
Re:Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
by chucksmash on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:34PM
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> Not exactly. In American English "bring a pot to a boil" is much more common. When I read "enough energy to boil 60 kettles of water" I thought "vaporize".
Disagree that this is a) a much more common phrasing or b) that your interpretation would be the common one. I've yet to run into a situation where somebody asked me to "boil some water" and intended for me to vaporize all the water in some vessel.
Not exactly. In American English "bring a pot to a boil" is much more common. When I read "enough energy to boil 60 kettles of water" I thought "vaporize".