Boiling The boiling point of water is 100 °C or 212 °F but is lower with the decreased atmospheric pressure found at higher altitudes. Boiling water is used as a method of making it potable by killing microbes that may be present. The sensitivity of different micro-organisms to heat varies, but if water is held at 70 °C (158 °F) for ten minutes, many organisms are killed, but some are more resistant to heat and require one minute at the boiling point of water. Boiling is also used in cooking. Foods suitable for boiling include vegetables, starchy foods such as rice,
Boiling Point (1993 film) from critics. It currently holds a 20% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C-" on an A+ to F scale. Boiling Point (1993 film) Boiling Point is a 1993 American action film written and directed by James B. Harris, and starring Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Lolita Davidovich and Viggo Mortensen. The film was released in the United States on April 16, 1993. This was James B. Harris' last film. It is based on the novel "Money Men" by former U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Petievich, who co-wrote the