TFlan, It's true (I tried it too), but - heating at 1 min. (I use the same time), seems to *not* superheat the water. *HOWEVER* if you were to heat it for longer, again, in the nonblemished container specified, then you could easily superheat the water (e.g. 3 mins or whatever). Then what happens, is not really an explosion, but rather, the nearly instantaneous release of the dissolved gases (boiling) the moment something is introduced into the water, - or if it is disturbed, such as tapping the cup, etc. The sudden release of gases will resemble an explosion.
Bottom line, - you can heat water in the microwave, but be very careful. Cheers, Jorgen ve5jor ps - I only learned this from a TV show, as mentioned. On Wednesday 31 July 2002 07:26 pm, you wrote: > Does this mean I can't heat my cup of water for a minute in my micro? I've > been doing that since about 1988 for my morning cuppa tea. Never had an > explosion. Guess I've been lucky. Or perhaps Stossel is a whining wienie? > > Seriously, that's one of the silliest "consumer warnings" I've heard. H2O > exploding? Come on! Remember the old gal who spilled a cup of McDonald's > coffee in her lap and sued for a zillion bucks? Or the gal who burned her > lip with a hot pickle slice from Burger King? Or the lady in a wheelchair > who, while crossing the street against a traffic light was hit by a car and > she sued the wheelchair manufacturer?And they all won lawsuits? I and no > doubt millions of others have boiled H20 in the micro with no untoward > effects. > > What the hell ever became of common sense? > > TFlan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Neubecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 1:01 PM > Subject: RE: ShopTalk: question about installing ferrules (microwave > boiling of water is risky) > > > Just in case you have not heard this, it is risky to boil water in a > > microwave. A cup of microwave boiled water can literally explode > > because it can become super-heated, especially if the surface of the > > container is very hard and smooth, like glass or ceramic. I saw a demo > > on a news show, perhaps 20/20. I think it was a report by John Stossel. > > It was scary how badly burned people had gotten from super-heated > > microwave water exploding in their face. > > > > I believe there is a safe way to do it, like stick a wooden spoon in the > > water, or something, but I can't recall exactly. Maybe someone else can. > > > > > > Dan Neubecker > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:39 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: question about installing ferrules > > > > > > I do the same as RK but for 20-30 seconds or so. Remember to dry the tip > > of > > > the shaft and take a Q-Tip to the inside of the hosel to removing any > > moisture. > > John > > shoptalk > > > > > > > > Ralph, I use boiling water to enlarge, hey Al T you like that word, the > > ferrule. I put a cup of water in the microwave, heat it until it > > comes to a boil then place the shaft tip with the ferrule in place as far > > as > > > I can get it, for about 1 minute, then ram it home. > > > > > > > > RK > > > > > > > > Manufacturer's of World Class Golf Club Repair Equipment > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 08:52:40 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: ShopTalk: question about installing ferrules > > > > > > > > I am getting ready to do my first "shim" and I want to perform a dry-run > > before using epoxy. A ferrule will need to be used. Currently it is very > > tight when I try to put it on the shaft; only moving about 1/4 inch down > > the shaft. > > > > My question is what would be probably the best lubricant to use to put > > on the ferrule for the test? I suppose anything could be used but I > > wanted some more professional opinions before I tried something. > > > > Thanks! > > Ralph
