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.
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.
To clarify, because I see confusion: pot vs pan
A pot has pot handles, usually small loops on either side.
A pan has one long handle like you see in the photo.
So, this is not a small pot, this is a tall pan.
Specifically, this is usually called a sauce pan.
This is why you don't put empty pots on hot burners.
You are actually supposed to do that with triple ply steel though. You have to wait for it to heat up before you put your oil in, I forget the reason but it's a big nono not to
I did this once back in 8th grade after school one day, circa '92-ish. I was boiling water to make some box mac-n-cheese. Decided to go sit on the couch while I waited for the water to boil. Ended up crashing out on the couch and woke up to the smoke alarm going off after the water had boiled off and melted the pot similar to the picture.
I don't get it, what's going on there?
Coil stove with no governors for temp that did not shut off when all the water boiled out thus deforming the aluminum pan
Why would anyone willingly use aluminium pots? Besides the demonstrated problem, it has also been linked to Alzheimer's and other health risks. No way I'm putting something acidic in there or heating it up
Because that is what they sell at the store and most people have no clue that aluminum is bad for your health.
I got one for you.
Taking the plastic electric water kettle off its base, completely ignoring the plug and cord attached to said base, and setting the kettle on the stove to heat the water within.
How?
Stove hot.
