A Shoutout to All my Peeps

cpfeifer writes "The Washington Post bring us this fluffy piece the details the history of the sickeningly sweet marshmallow peep and marshmallow in general. The fact that these things have tons of little air bubbles in them explains why they are so entertaining when you microwave them."

Comments

Air bubbles?

[PhysicsGenius]

Don't be ridiculous. If it was the air that created the effect, you'd see it even when the microwave was "empty" (i.e. full of air).

The real reason peeps acts so funny in the nuker is that microwaves act on the dipoles of electrons. Most things are electrically neutral--the dipoles of the electrons and protons cancel out. But peeps are easy to create a charge on and if you subsequently microwave them--watch out!