Microwave experiments cause sponge disasters

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What happens when you don't read all of the instructions.


"Just wanted you to know that your article on microwaving sponges and scrubbers aroused my interest. However, when I put my sponge/scrubber into the microwave, it caught fire, smoked up the house, ruined my microwave, and p'd me off," one correspondent wrote in an e-mail to Reuters.
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"First, the sponge is worthless afterwards so you have to throw it out instead of using it. And second your entire house stinks like a burning tire for several hours, even with windows/doors open," complained another.
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Source: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2007-01-25T000823Z_01_N24478934_RTRUKOC_0_US-GERMS-SPONGES.xml&src=012407_1916_ARTICLE_PROMO_also_on_reuters
 
i once put a boiled egg in the microwave to warm it up and it looked good and jummy when i took it out :happy: untill i tried to eat it and the egg exploded in my face:uuh: Whoa what a day..:hiding: what a day that was..:D
 
great topic...

the worst thing u can do is put aluminium foil in the microwave...u cud give ur mum a heart attack like that i swear...

my older brother...when he was about 14, 'cooked' eight or so fish fingers in the microwave...and ate em really fast coz he was late for swimming, and ended up really sick coz they werent really that cooked. i think he said he had put them in for eight mins...

and ontop of the rare cooked fish, he had a few skulls of off milk...he was throwing up and went to the toilet a little too often after that...

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hes a lot smarter than that now...i think...:giggling:
 
Its much better to replace the old sponges. The authors should be more responsable regarding the posted articles. :-[
 
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^^ definitely, and easier!
foil in a microwave?
remmeber for future ref dont ever put foil or metal of any kind in the microwave whether thats a spoon a fork or a bowl...
 
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Its also a good idea to keep an eye out for cups/saucers that have a metal ring in them. Not a good idea to put em in there :-\

Has anyone seen a lightbulb in a microwave?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQZW9NTQAY[/media]
 
I don't think putting a light bulb into a microwave is cool. Kids in this forum might get the wrong Idea.
 
Woops been there, nearly dun it too! hehe

Btw bro Ahmed Gurey, ur menno cut it in half first!
 
Skillganon said:
I don't think putting a light bulb into a microwave is cool. Kids in this forum might get the wrong Idea.
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The video shows clearly whats happening with the light bulb inside of the micro. And here are teens, not kids :-\
 
I just tried the light bulb. Whose dumb idea was that? Now my daughter says I have to buy her a new microwave.





















Just joking, but I could not resist the opportunity to write that.
 
is it tru that if u leave the microwave open the particles get out and start causing something :eek:?
 
IbnAbdulHakim said:
is it tru that if u leave the microwave open the particles get out and start causing something :eek:?
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Most microwave ovens will not turn on if you leave the door open. And yes, if you mess with the thing and get it turn on with the door open you risk radiation burns. Remember the things operate by a very active portion of the electro magnetic and it is radiation. Although not as powerfull as Gamma Rays, they can still cause damage to human tissue. I don't believe they travel much over a few feet in air tho. For the most part it is hard to get them to do any damage.
 
But the radiations are not dangerous for our health :? Don't remain in the cooked food :-[
 
Tania said:
But the radiations are not dangerous for our health :? Don't remain in the cooked food :-[
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radiation is not a material. It is energy. The various types differ in how long it takes for them to dissipate. Visible Light is very fast gone as quick as you turn of the switch. Heat takes a bit longer to dissipate no matter what cause the heat a fire or a raytheon tube. They both cause the same effect. Like fire does not remain in your food when you take it off the stove, neither does the Microwave radiation.
 
yee i heard some dudes liver got cooked or something because he cooked something with microwave open when microwave first came out, i heard dis in chemistry class!
 
Anybody tried the soap bar?

What's the safest way to use microwaves? Cover the food or not?
 
Iqram said:
What's the safest way to use microwaves? Cover the food or not?
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I don't think covering the food will make it any safer, the waves are strong enough to get through anyways....but one thing about covering the food, try not to cover it with that plastic seal wrap even though its microwavable.
 

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