Water in a microwave oven can be dangerous

reply to post by menguard


Im still not sure what you are saying..

"It has become common slang to “nuke” a meal, but microwave ovens do not make food radioactive or utilize any kind of nuclear reaction. Microwaves are in the same electromagnetic class as radio waves. X-rays and nuclear radiation are millions of times more powerful. If you were to heat up your burrito with nuclear fission, it would vaporize along with the rest of your neighborhood."

health.msn.com...

I have no knowledge about "the gathering" or what one might find on a ufo.

I had my microwave at work down to a science for my morning egg. Twenty three seconds. Turn 25 degrees, then another 18. Worked everytime with some experimentation.

Tried it at home with my radar range. Followed same directions, took my egg out and stuck a fork in it.

Blammo. I was cleaning egg for a half hour. Not one of my finer moments.

Does anyone know how long the water was in the microwave?

reply to post by sheep10110


It varies depending on the power of the microwave, and the amount of water used.

Basically, however long as it takes "X" amount of tap water to boil.

[edit on 8/4/08 by redmage]

A bigger threat in "pure" drinking water is radon gas, a radioactive substance. Radon of 4ppm in the air requires your home to have special equipment installed before you are allowed to sell the home.

Your drinking water has about 1000 ppm of radon in it.
I have to wonder, when you nuke it with a microwave, are you releasing the radon into the atmosphere where it becomes dangerous to breath.

I assume that it is safe as long as it stays in the water. The threat is primarily to your lungs.

My numbers come from government sites on the subject.

reply to post by Cyberbian


Really? in our drinking water? I had no idea.

how can it be dangerous when i heat it up i do it or is it just the effect on plants