So why can the weatherman do it better than you?
And sometimes the kitchen will cross the boiling point,,,,if you don't turn of the boiler
And here is a nice speculation on predicting....
I had some tourists torch the house this summer by placing a candle in the toiletpaper shelf. The distance from the candleflame to the wood was some mere 10 cm. And loads of fuel nearby...
The paper and shelf went up in flames, and the temp went up to some unknown number, but enough to melt electric cables behind insulation and hard plastics that were close by.
If you break this up a bit....since things MIGHT happen....
1. Prediction. I could not have predicted this to happen since I did not have any information. However, had I known about a burning candle THERE, I'd have said...well it's going to catch fire.
2. Precaution. Well, I had a smoke detector. And it went BEEP.
3. Countermeasure. Well, I had the house manned and an estinguisher ready at hand.
4. Results. Some smoke, soot, and jobs to be done.
Lesson learned: There is always an unexpected parameter that can start of something bad. So it pays of to have an open mind to possibilities so problems can be countered.
I could not have predicted a fire there and then, but however fires are common. So, there were some things ready just in case, as well as the accomodation being relatively fire-proof. (plaster, stone-wool, and not much fuel).
Same goes with GW. Here I find myself debating with the pair of you, while remembering one being against spending money on researches, as well as being devotedly against safety precautions if they were bound in law. (that's partially why mine were in place). I wonder why I waste time on it, but I guess it is the fun factor.
So, tell me again that if you put your teapot on the full fire that a boil is totally unpredictable. I would counter your logic with a more correct statement, - a boil is highly predictable.