xavdid/Pasta

## Pasta
The amount of time it takes to cook pasta is dependent on the altitude of the cooking environment. In mountainous areas, for example, the amount of boiling time should be increased to compensate for the lower boiling point achieved by the water. In other circumstances, boiling time can be decreased if cooking at altitudes below sea level. While this is true, in theory, very few locations habitable by humans exist at such low altitudes that they make a significant impact on the boiling temperature of the water. Hypothetically, if one were to boil water in the Marianas trench, one would only need to cook pasta for a mere fraction of the time that one would at sea level.

How does this phenomenon affect one's lifestyle? In the case of frequent pasta-boilers, such as David Brownman, cooks (term used loosely) should keep track of their altitude at every possible moment to ensure the most accurately cooked al dente pasta. It is for this reason, the board strongly recommends the mandatory installation of altimeters on all persons who consume 10+ pasta dishes per month, in addition to a policy of voluntary installation on all persons who consume 5+ pasta dishes per month.
	The amount of time it takes to cook pasta is dependent on the altitude of the cooking environment. In mountainous areas, for example, the amount of boiling time should be increased to compensate for the lower boiling point achieved by the water. In other circumstances, boiling time can be decreased if cooking at altitudes below sea level. While this is true, in theory, very few locations habitable by humans exist at such low altitudes that they make a significant impact on the boiling temperature of the water. Hypothetically, if one were to boil water in the Marianas trench, one would only need to cook pasta for a mere fraction of the time that one would at sea level.

	How does this phenomenon affect one's lifestyle? In the case of frequent pasta-boilers, such as David Brownman, cooks (term used loosely) should keep track of their altitude at every possible moment to ensure the most accurately cooked al dente pasta. It is for this reason, the board strongly recommends the mandatory installation of altimeters on all persons who consume 10+ pasta dishes per month, in addition to a policy of voluntary installation on all persons who consume 5+ pasta dishes per month.