On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:18:20 -0600, Paul Cassel
wrote:

Yes, the steam would make the water move in many directions but the
point is that it's not RUNNING uphill. It's being propelled uphill.

True. However steam, water vapor is less dense than air and tends to
rise, causing thunderstorms, where rising moist air can carry liquid
water upward. The steam runs uphill, like a balloon, but the liquid
water does not, it is carried.

Casady