Boiling Dilemma: Why Water in a Glass Won't Boil Here’s a curious kitchen experiment that challenges our assumptions about boiling. Place a glass of water inside a pot of water, set the whole thing on a burner, and wait. The pot heats up, its water reaches a rolling boil... but the water inside the floating glass? Barely a ripple. Isn’t water supposed to boil at 100°C? Technically yes, but temperature alone doesn’t trigger boiling. It’s not just about hitting the boiling point - it's about energ