liam1412 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Put a cup of water in and turn it on Haven't you heard about the danger of this!!! Read Here Not been clever, just didn't know if you were aware of this. It is very rare but does happen. It happenend to a kid darn sarf in the same company when I worked in a pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Moomin Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Its been on watchdog and all sorts, its the phenomenon of creating super heated pockets in any liquid in the microwave. When stirred or disturbed, the superheated pockets mix with cooler pockets and the whole lot boils over. Basically you should heat for a short time and stir. However, if you were testing whether you microwave was working, noly a short time would be enough and wouldn't super heat the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Haven't you heard about the danger of this!!! Read Here Not been clever, just didn't know if you were aware of this. It is very rare but does happen. It happenend to a kid darn sarf in the same company when I worked in a pub. Well, that about screws it up for any one using a Microwave, doesn't it? It also happens when you put powder into a superheated water - like coffee or chocolate in to hot milk. The powder provides nuclei for the superheated liquid to turn to vapour around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Griner Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Put a CD in there. (don't put a CD in there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan B2 Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Its been on watchdog and all sorts, its the phenomenon of creating super heated pockets in any liquid in the microwave. When stirred or disturbed, the superheated pockets mix with cooler pockets and the whole lot boils over. Basically you should heat for a short time and stir. However, if you were testing whether you microwave was working, noly a short time would be enough and wouldn't super heat the water. I didn't know, thanks for that. I did only put the water in for a short time and it didn't even get luke warm. Anyway, I schlepped to Argos and bought a cheapy, so I will bear your advice in mind. It's a bit worrying for people reheating baby milk, especially when it seems to be a little known fact? Cheers x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan B2 Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Put a CD in there. (don't put a CD in there) Well I won't try that - but what would happen if i did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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