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Originally Posted by stevej37

NBC News had a segment on the 'gas stove controvery' this morning.
The reporter used an induction stove to boil a large pot of water to show how fast it happens.

He then moved the boiling water to the side and immediately placed his bare palm on the spot where the pot was.(without burning his skin)

Yep, I've done exactly that. Now if you'd boiled that water for a hour for some reason, you probably wouldn't want to put your hand there right away, because you heated the pot and water for an hour, and then the pot and water heated the glass underneath it for an hour. But I'll bet that within 60-120 seconds, it would have cooled enough for you to be able to touch it.