* "a watched teapot..."

...does, in fact, boil.

(i own a glass one)

in fact, it's a good idea to pay close attention to the behavior patterns of your sweet, little teapot.  she may have the potential (if unobserved) to spew boiling water all over the place!

humans make a lot of claims that simply aren't true (although they may sound nice -- at the time).

sometimes, humans simply agree/vow to untrue claims.

i don't.