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Microwave Fun

Posted by Hemos on from the learning-the-reasons-why dept.

Smitty825 writes "Have some spare time to kill? Want to be a scientist? Then try some Microwave Experiments! (Disclaimer...could be dangerous.)"

5 of 45 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Fun in the workplace with microwaves! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Where have I read this post before?

  2. Re:heheh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Build a foil Protector cup for your reproductive organs before attempting these experiments!

    As the male gonads do not contribute any genetic material to the male gametes in humans, you'd need a foil shield for your whole body, or at least any part of your body that has blood in it, which hopefully is your whole body.

  3. So ... who's sister-in-law is it REALLY? by orangepeel · · Score: 3, Informative

    The above Anonymous Coward is correct. We have read the parent post before. The story was the Worst Jobs In Science article, and the specific post was here.

    So who's the imposter?

    --
    Whoever designed level 61 in Frozen Bubble is a sadistic bastard.
  4. speed of light... by fireduck · · Score: 2, Informative

    they don't even include (at least not on casual glance) how one can calculate the speed of light using a microwave and a plate of marshmellows. that's one i'd really like to attempt some time when i'm bored enough.

    my worst microwave moment: I have a couple lizards (leopard geckos to be precise). in their cage, i had a piece of a bark they were using as a hiding spot. i was washing the bark one day and wanted to dry it in the microwave (not the brightest idea, but whatever). Apparently a cricket had hidden itself somewhere inside one of the porous spaces. Long story short, when I nuked it, about 10 s into the run, i hear a brief high pitched whine, increasing frequency and then a splat noise. apparently i boiled the cricket from the inside out, and like a pressure cooker with a not so well attached lid, it exploded.

  5. Re:No grapes??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Take a grape and cut it ALMOST is half (both halves still connected by skin). Put the two halves down on a plate (wet side down). Microwave until you see sparks and fire between the two halves.

    As featured on Fun with Grapes - A Case Study. That page has my enormous respect simply for being last updated on 14 June 1994 (though the page has moved since then). The almost-as-old Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches is also highly recommended.