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Heating water in a pot on the stove.

Stoves are designed to apply heat to the bottom of the pot, not to the top.

The reason for this is that hot water in the pot rises and cooler water in the

pot sinks. Convection keeps the water circulating in the pot, keeping the coldest

water on the bottom, and that's why we apply the heat there.

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