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Re: superheated drink (was: How to explain this?)

On Tuesday, Feb 18, 2003 Larry Cartwright wrote:
... An interesting (to me) gedanken: what do you think would happen
if I were to heat a liquid on a stovetop with a flame *so intense*
that it
heats the water in the bottom of the pot to boiling before convection
has an opportunity to set in?

This makes me think about underwater arcing producing explosive
lightning-like sparks. I would be interested to read about this. Please
share what you know, or some comprehensive references.
Ludwik Kowalski