Michael Cash wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 06 Jun 2003 08:47:26 +0900, Curt Fischer <crf3@po.cwru.edu>
> belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
> 
> >
> >
> >Rindler Sigurd wrote:
> >>
> >> > What is the difference b/w mist and gas?
> >>
> >> Not very scientific... but mist consists of very small particles of water
> >> that float in the air at lower temperatures. Gas would be electrolyzed water
> >> at molecular size (hydrogen gas and oxygen gas), while steam is something
> >> like mist whemn it comes to the particle size.
> >
> >Your version of "steam" accords with what most people think of when they
> >see "steam", but the industrial and technical usage is well-established
> >to mean "gasesous water above the boiling point".  This form of steam is
> >invisibible and very hot.
> 
> And superheated steam?

Man, you are good.  I should have written "gaseous water at or above the
boiling point".  Superheated steam is above and "saturated steam" is at
the boiling point.

The little cloud coming off of your boiling pasta water contains little
steam.  The little jet coming out of your teakettle gets a good ways
closer....

-- 
Curt Fischer