[quote]CapnYousef wrote:
The only dangers I know besides cooking in stupid containers are how gentle microwaving heats things - aka, you can get water over 100C without it boiling - but when you break the surface tension by say, stirring it, expect to get blasted in the face by flaming hot water.
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Happened to my friends mom. Burned her face real good. She was red for weeks and had to wear sunscreen at all times. Not fun. I think she was boiling distilled water maybe?
[quote]CapnYousef wrote:
The only dangers I know besides cooking in stupid containers are how gentle microwaving heats things - aka, you can get water over 100C without it boiling - but when you break the surface tension by say, stirring it, expect to get blasted in the face by flaming hot water.
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Happened to my friends mom. Burned her face real good. She was red for weeks and had to wear sunscreen at all times. Not fun. I think she was boiling distilled water maybe?[/quote]
i think the same thing happens when you freeze distilled water. there’s probably a youtube video.
[quote]Fezzik wrote:
Microwaves are shielded using a cage. That’s what the crosshatching or dot pattern is on the glass door of your microwave. Try to melt a piece of cheese by placing right in front of the [/quote]
Exactly. My son did an experiment where he placed his cell phone in the microwave and closed the door. He then dialed his cell number via my wife’s phone. It never connected!