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Microwaves are pretty convenient in heating or cooking food, erasing notebooks, and some other odd uses but there are things you shouldn't put inside the device. Metal immediately comes to mind but, ...

• Ever see those YouTube videos where a grape explodes in a microwave? Physicist Aaron Slepkov did. • His team set out to figure out the true reason for the plasma fire phenomenon by testing not only ...

A man heating up leftovers in a microwave - TeodorLazarev/Shutterstock Although grapes aren't exactly in demand to be served hot, I would highly recommend that you do ...

The physics of light scattering off spheres helps explain why a grape heated in a microwave oven can generate a brilliant, highly charged gas. In dozens of YouTube videos of microwaved grapes, a ...

(via Veritasium) A bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it. When you place two (or two halves) ...

Before you pop that quick meal into the microwave, pause and consider what’s on your plate. Some foods don’t just lose flavor or texture when microwaved; they can create a mess, ruin your appliance, ...