On Apr 15, 7:33*pm, "Steve B" > wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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> > On 4/15/2010 12:01 PM, George Leppla wrote:
> >>http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave.asp
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> >> A friend sent me the above link. Apparently if the conditions are right,
> >> you can cause water to explode by heating it in a microwave.
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> > Just as water can be cooled below its freezing point and remain a liquid,
> > it can also be brought to a temperature above its boiling point without
> > boiling. "Explode" is a bit of an exaggeration. Mostly, it boils and spits
> > a bit and flows over the container. This can happen if water of high
> > purity is heated in a clean cup or glass in a microwave. Make sure you try
> > this at home kids! :-)
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> >> George L
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> Once I pulled a cup of reheated coffee out of the microwave. *It looked
> normal. *I put some sugar on it, and it boiled and foamed and spit all over
> the counter, like one of those teenage science volcano projects.
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> Steve

This is why I use dirty dishes.