On Fri, 15 Jul 2011, Jones Beene wrote:
I suspect you were using pure water and it superheated. You were lucky - superheated water from a microwave can explode and cause a burn.
Microwave coffee explodes. Soup explodes. Spaghetti sauce especially explodes. So do egg yolks (no shells.) Mythbusters don't know this?
"Pure water?" Distilled water required? Uh sorry, no. DANGER: COFFEE EXPLOSION http://amasci.com/weird/microwave/voltage2.html#coffee (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty http://staff.washington.edu/wbeaty/ beaty, chem washington edu Research Engineer billb, amasci com UW Chem Dept, Bagley Hall RM74 206-543-6195 Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700
