The Case of the Exploding Spaghetti

It’s a classic tale: you’ve just come home after a long day, and you decide to whip up a quick pasta dinner. You throw some spaghetti into boiling water and turn your attention to making the sauce. Suddenly, you hear a loud bang.

You turn around to find that your pot has turned into a geyser, with spaghetti noodles shooting up to the ceiling. How does this happen? It’s usually due to overloading the pot with too much pasta or not enough water, causing the water to bubble over aggressively.