On Apr 15, 10:46*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "Steve B" > 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
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> Tea bags can give a similar reaction. *I know enough not to cook an egg in
> the microwave. *A couple of weeks ago I peeled a hard boiled egg from the
> fridge, Nuked it for 30 seconds. *When I cut into it with a knife, yolk shot
> out all over! *Never expected that.

I don't understand why you would want to nuke a hard boiled egg, but,
COOL!

I'm usually too lazy to really cook in the morning; nuke eggs all the
time. Usually on a bowl of grits. Gotta remember to poke the yoke
first.

B