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why is it impossible for hikers camping near the top of a 14000 foot peak to get a really hot cup if coffee

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Answer:

The boiling temperature is lower at that height due to the lower pressure, and thus, the coffee will boil and evaporate before it gets "really hot".

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Because the oxygen level is lower
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