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When water is placed under pressure it lowers its boiling point. Therefore, if you put it under pressure you can heat it to temperatures much higher than 100 C. However, if you lose that pressure, say by breaking the tank holding the pressurize water, the water will quickly boil off and can cause explosions due to the rapid expansion of the vapor.

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