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Fahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvin (i.imgur.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Technically, water can still go higher than 100°C, same as humans can go higher than 100°F. Water turns into steam. If the temperature continues to rise, the steam would theoretically enter a plasma state. Then, you could say the water has "died" as the atoms and molecules lose their electrons.