Sunda666 writes "I have just hit this site which describes in detail how to build an one-atmosphere plasmoid using ordinary stuff and a microwave oven. Interesting thing, i'll try it as soon as I get a spherical glass vessel like that ;-)"
You don't need a "vessel" and this is old news
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a3d0a3m
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This has been done before, and posted to slashdot before. You can do it without the glass vessel. There's an old quickies here that shows how to do it without the vessel.
Adam
Re:You don't need a "vessel" and this is old news
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garglblaster
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Here is another page which has been around for a few years now:
Don't Forget Kids...
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Greyfox
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This is extremely hazardous and should never be tried at home. That's what the microwaves at work are there for!
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I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Seen this before, be carefull!
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j3110
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I was going to try this a year ago, but decided that I didn't really need a darwin award:) You can do it with any glass bowl and anything that burns in any microwave that you feel safe doing it in:) The brown gas you see, NO2, is toxic and is found in cigarette smoke. Be careful, it's arguably the most harmful substance in cigarettes. Not good for the atmosphere either:) I really don't think there is that much in cigarettes, and I would urge anyone foolish enough to do this (like me after a few drinks) to NOT breath the funky air!:)
You have been warned!:) http://www.epa.gov/oar/aqtrnd95/no2.html bad stuff really:) when it dissolves in your lungs, it's likely to make nitric acid, which is like to make your lungs liquid if you breath too much.
-- Karma Clown
Re:Seen this before, be carefull!
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The+Bungi
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bad stuff really:) when it dissolves in your lungs, it's likely to make nitric acid, which is like to make your lungs liquid if you breath too much.
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More microwave experiments
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eram
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Some other potentially dangerous experiments with CD:s, light bulbs and other objects in microwave owens can be found here. Looks interesting, but I personally wouldn't do that in my own kitchen.
For an even quicker thrill, try putting marshmallows in the microwave.
For those too lazy to actually get up, find marshmallows and find microwave, use this applet to cook them virtually, or check out this time lapse video.
Manufacturer Warnings of Old
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MyNameIsFred
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30 years ago my father owned an applicance store, back when microwave ovens were becoming popular. GE told the store owners about some neat tricks to impress the customers.
Nothing draws them in like putting light bulbs in the microwave and letting the magic turn them on.
Not too long after they told us how to do the tricks, GE yelled STOP. It's scaring the bejebbus out of the public. We're getting frantic calls about the death rays.
Slashdot Mirror
This has been done before, and posted to slashdot before. You can do it without the glass vessel. There's an old quickies here that shows how to do it without the vessel.
Adam
This is extremely hazardous and should never be tried at home. That's what the microwaves at work are there for!
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
I was going to try this a year ago, but decided that I didn't really need a darwin award :) You can do it with any glass bowl and anything that burns in any microwave that you feel safe doing it in :) The brown gas you see, NO2, is toxic and is found in cigarette smoke. Be careful, it's arguably the most harmful substance in cigarettes. Not good for the atmosphere either :) I really don't think there is that much in cigarettes, and I would urge anyone foolish enough to do this (like me after a few drinks) to NOT breath the funky air! :)
:) :) when it dissolves in your lungs, it's likely to make nitric acid, which is like to make your lungs liquid if you breath too much.
You have been warned!
http://www.epa.gov/oar/aqtrnd95/no2.html
bad stuff really
Karma Clown
Some other potentially dangerous experiments with CD:s, light bulbs and other objects in microwave owens can be found here. Looks interesting, but I personally wouldn't do that in my own kitchen.
For those too lazy to actually get up, find marshmallows and find microwave, use this applet to cook them virtually, or check out this time lapse video.
For those craving more of an intellectual thrill, find the speed of light with marshmallows using a microwave.
Nothing draws them in like putting light bulbs in the microwave and letting the magic turn them on.
Not too long after they told us how to do the tricks, GE yelled STOP. It's scaring the bejebbus out of the public. We're getting frantic calls about the death rays.
How times have changed.