I Wrote "It takes only a one foot head of water to raise the boiling point of water to 101 C."
I forgot to include the observation that liquid water would build-up in the exit hose. With the hose exist above floor level a head of water would obtain rendering a 101.1 reading completely meaningless. Also, the Belognia Italy civic center seems to lie only about 56 feet above sea level, so that's a non-issue, though I don't believe anyone bothered to take a barometric reading to see how ambient pressure could make a difference in the boiling point.
