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    2 days ago

    Believe it or not, actual steam is invisible. What you see is the mist/condensate (Lil tiny water drops). The steam is right above the waterline then transitions to mist as it cools. By doing so it becomes visible and is able to produce condensation on things. Steam is a really cool and powerful thing that is poorly understood by most people. Not that most people really need to know or care about it. I’m just unironically a steam guy by trade (mechanical engineer working as an operating engineer at a power plant that uses steam).