"bulka" > wrote in message
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> On Apr 15, 10:46 pm, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>> "Steve B" > wrote in message
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>> > "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
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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.
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> I don't understand why you would want to nuke a hard boiled egg, but,
> COOL!

I prefer it a bit warm, not cold from the fridge.