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Smitty825 writes "Have some spare time to kill? Want to be a scientist? Then try some Microwave Experiments! (Disclaimer...could be dangerous.)"
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that burning fruitfly maggots smell not entirely unlike barbecue or popcorn
How odd for something named Drosophilia Watermelanogaster.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
Ahh yes, that reminds me of the time that I discovered that a kitten makes a poor antenna for an 802.11b connection, unless you need a vaguely kitty-shaped coverage footprint.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
I'm a professional electrical engineer. I know enough physics and RF effects to take correct safety precautions when I'm experimenting.
How many times have we heard these words just before the loud ZAP! and inevitable flesh burning smell?
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.
They did not mention my favorite (and easy to do at work).
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.
This is almost as fun as the electric pickle, but with only one-tenth the smell.
"-1 Troll" is the apparently the same as "-1 I disagree with you."
The aftermath? A charred CD in the garbage can, stinking up our hotel floor. Their microwave, soaking in their bathtub (supposedly to douse the flames).
Moral of the story? Microwaves are fun, but be careful what you put in them.
Goo goo g'joob.
For articles like these.
Here is one possible icon...
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.