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A while back there was an article about a man whose hand was scalded after he nuked a cup of water in the microwave. A cautionary tale, with the punchline being that microwaving food can store energy in the material being heated which can then violently erupt when the material is disturbed.
A woman has been possibly blinded in one eye after her microwaved eggs exploded:
She said: "I googled to see if you could make boiled eggs in the microwave.
"There are endless websites and YouTube videos which say you can. The one I read, though, was the set of instructions on recipe website, Delish.
"It said that you could microwave the eggs as long as you add salt to the eggs in the water to prevent them from bursting.
"The instructions then said to leave the eggs in the microwave for between six and eight minutes. Being cautious, I did six and took them out.
"As I looked into the jug to see if the eggs were done, they went bang in my face.
"It only happened as I took them out. The eggs were fine in the microwave."
This is another example of the everyday acts that people undertake in their daily lives which can have devastating consequences if not handled correctly.
Have we failed society by not teaching basic science lessons at school? I love how microwave popcorn has a warning on the outside to remove the outer packing first, and the iron warning tag advising to not iron clothes on the body.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Monday August 19 2019, @10:46PM (3 children)
The Home Ec teacher probably should have asked the Chemistry or Physics teacher about it. Whoever last cleaned that measuring cup should have gotten extra credit as well.
It is really cool to see it happen, but it is best experienced while wearing cloves and a face shield.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 20 2019, @04:56AM
Econ teachers never need to ask, they already know everything.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 21 2019, @02:34PM (1 child)
How does one wear cloves?
(Score: 2) by martyb on Friday August 23 2019, @01:25AM
On a string, hanging from your belt. =)
Back on topic, I have not personally witnessed this, but read about the possibility of superheating water well over a decade ago.
As for the Home Ec teacher, far better would it have been for her to say "I've never seen anything like that happen before" than to say "That's impossible" or, worse yet, to accuse you of intending her harm!
Does not show her having much of a high estimation of the caliber of her students. That said, she just had the living crap scared out of her and was likely not thinking in her right mind. More like basal, lizard brain, survival mode thinking instead.
Wit is intellect, dancing.