Microwave Ovens Food Dangers

[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]Eli B wrote:

[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.

“the same thing” meaning no reaction until the water is manipulated.

[quote]WormwoodTheory wrote:

“the same thing” meaning no reaction until the water is manipulated.[/quote]

Holy shit thats cool! I must Try!

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[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!

looks pretty dangerous to me:

[quote]caveman101 wrote:
looks pretty dangerous to me:

holy shit, lol

[quote]caveman101 wrote:
looks pretty dangerous to me:

Sweeeeeeet!