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27th May 2006, 08:11

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Bear in mind that even if you do boil the water,with a cabin altitude of around 8000 ft the water will boil at about 92 degrees C,so you may not get the expected sterilizing effect.

This also explains why you can't make a decent cup of tea on an a/c