Plumbing the Mysteries

I have a special container for boiling pasta in the microwave oven.  It comes with arcane directions for measuring the pasta just so, then put water up to one of 4 lines, then microwave with the lid off.  I think it would work just as well in my large pyrex measuring cup, and anyway, the special pasta boiling container won't fit in the dorm-size oven... so watch this space.  Or anyway, watch this blog!  We are experimenting.