[Adam]

http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/ar ... p?id=lw446

It seems that carrots will spark and char in the microwave, whilst grapes are yet more impressive. Obviously as many people get rather drunk at the weekends it would be totally irresponsible of me to tell you that you can make a light bulb glow by microwaving it (not at a high enough power to make it explode)

[Minnie the Minx]

If you put an average sized marshmallow in the microwave it expands. If you left it in long enought then it might explode.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

marshmellows scare me because they look like polystyrene an that stuff freaks me out...

Gaspode the "yes im quite odd really" Wonder Dog

[Bob23]

Apparently you can put an unlit candle in the microwave and it will light itself.

[Lawrie]

if you are scrambling an egg in the microwave make sure you stop every 10 seconds to stir..as a few days ago..i forgot and ended up cleaning the microwave due to egg coating it

[Morals]

Apparently you can put an unlit candle in the microwave and it will light itself.

I find this hard to believe - microwaves work by vibrating water molecules, so the chances of one lighting a candle seem remote. I don't have a microwave so I can't test this.

[Uglybob]

and anyway i dont want people trying it anyway. its a bit stupid and only j ho is allowed to try it out.

[Lawrie]

and anyway i dont want people trying it anyway. its a bit stupid and only j ho is allowed to try it out.

...he can also (Hoare) shove his head in as well

[Nablo.]

Sounds like a good MoylesWorld experiment to me

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

i really want to try that candle thing now. but i dont have a candle.......

[Sidders]

It wouldn't light, it would just melt.

[ZAQAZ_]

i once put a cordless winter frog conductor in the microwave it create a megadrive.

[jc]

I remember an Adam and Joe show from ages ago where they tried putting random objects in the microwave. From their experiments, a lightbulb in a glass of milk will light up and a compact disc will flare up. Fun stuff.

Appropriately, ZAQAZ looks like Joe Cornish. - jc

[jc]

- jc

[Nablo.]

lol aw very nice.

[munch]

If you put a lightbulb in the microwave, it lights up. Dunno about the energy saving floresant ones, have to try it. (by the way, it wrecks the bulb!)

[superwoman]

- jc

who re these?

[Bob23]

I believe you need to use a candle that has previously been lit. The black, charred part of the wick contains ions (and possibly free-radicals). The microwaves should stimulate these ions (in much the same way as the microwaves stimulate the off-set electomagnetical polarity of the water molecules). As the wick is the focal point for the reaction, enough energy should be produced to light the candle.

However, I'm still not stupid enough to try it in my own microwave. Having said that, I'll probably try it this weekend after I've had a few jars.

[Adam]

Bob23- how do you earn your penny these days? student??

ad

[Nablo.]

- jc

who re these?

Adam and Joe featuring ZAQAZ JC did actually say before in his post.

[Bob23]

Ad,
I used to be a Physics student (where I learnt about candles in microwaves), but now I waste my spare time by being a self-employed mortgage adviser. At least I earn my money now, I've already done my stint of getting paid by the government for doing nothing but drinking.