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by Someone 1885 days ago
Also, publishing the result will almost certainly win you an Egg Noble prize (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize)

The experiment might not be that simple, though. You would no want to boil away all the water.

That means using a closed system (might go BOOM), starting with lots of water (expensive), or finding a way to add water while keeping the water at boiling temperature (you don’t have to add cold water, so that is probably not that hard, but not trivial, either)

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I don’t think it’s that big of an explosion risk; it’s just a matter of finding the right pressure to hold water at 212F permanently. Pressure cookers already exceed this IIRC, so off the shelf equipment should suffice.