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I don’t understand how this could happen unless that pot is somehow plastic? Maybe 3D printed?
It's aluminum, and I have seen it first hand. My brother is not attentive... He almost burned the house down a couple times.
Those coil heaters put out a lot of heat at full power. Once all the water evaporates, that heat raises the temperature of the pan very quickly.
Don't set a pot to boil and then go do something else in a different room, especially if that something else is playing age of empires.
But if you watch it, it won't boil?
Keep it in your peripheral but don't stare directly.
"A watched pot never boils over" is the full saying.
Wouldn't PLA catch fire with temps that high?
Yes.
This is a 'fun' experiment - you can boil water in a fire using a plastic bottle.
The water absorbs all the energy and prevents the container from melting (same principle).
You can boil water in a leaf using the same principle.