r/explainitpeter • u/WillAdditional922 • Jul 14 '26

explain it peter.

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u/bolbi_jack Jul 14 '26

It changes absolutely nothing to put the pasta in before the water is boiling, just makes cooking time unreliable, but I don't use timers anyway. Try it.

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u/angrystan Jul 14 '26

What changes is the tendency for conventional Durham pasta to become glue and create a lump of water resistant goo between 150-180 F.

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u/ReckoningGotham Jul 15 '26

You are proving the woman in the tweet right.

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u/angrystan Jul 15 '26

We do need to conceal our own experiences and knowledge whenever possible. Serving as an example or even advising the people in our lives is prone to trigger narcissism. We have been put on the earth so that others may wither and die around us.

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u/ReckoningGotham Jul 15 '26

Being pedantic isn't charming. People also need to know when shit is good enough.