What should you never microwave? What's the science behind it?

WATER. Don't freaking try to heat up water in the microwave for tea/coffee or whatever reason. When you heat water on a pan over a stove top it starts to bubble. Bubbles releases the energy whi…

Top stories for Long   What should you never microwave? What's the science behind it? Sarthak Ganguly, Cloud Customer Engineer at Google (2016-present) • Updated June 18, 2018 WATER. Don't freaking try to heat up water in the microwave for tea/coffee or whatever reason. When you heat water on a pan over a stove top it starts to bubble. Bubbles rel... Read more » 1.8K 395   What are some common lies told to people when they first enter prison? What is the purpose of these lies? Matt H, Masters Abuse Survivors & Prisons and Prison Life, SOHK (1983) • Answered December 10 The one lie every prisoner hears is during receiving. At some point all the new prisoners will be in one room and the Warden or one of his minions will come out and give a ... Read more » 225 28   The dealership claims to have lost my car after I took it in for service. They said to file a police report and that their liability waiver relieves them of all responsibility. What should I do now? Daniel Cooper, lives in St. Louis, MO (2020-present) • Answered March 7 True story, I once went to pick my car up from the dealer after getting service. I got there and they claimed to have no record of me bringing it in. They were pissed at me... Read more » 2.4K 106   How close was Japan to cracking Navajo code talkers? Was Japan aware Americans were using a Native American language as code? Alan English, Managing Director - Tax (2003-present) • Updated March 23, 2020 Japan knew it was the Navajo language. It wasn't just the language, it was the Code that the Code Talkers had developed among themselves. The Japanese captured a Navajo art... Read more » 3.5K 102   What surgery should you always decline? Glen Wise • Answered November 21 Two things that I would like to point out as an orthopaedist, 1) I had a 98-year-old patient who couldn't walk. I said there's a 50% chance you will die with the anaesthetic... Read more » 4K 263   How did the three men survive the trip from Nigeria to Spain perched on the ship's rudder for 11 days? Jordan Zhouyi, likes to keep up with current events • Answered December 1 They weren't perched on the rudder the entire trip. The rudder was akin to a "balcony" to their "house." On November 2022, three men sneaked onto the rudder of a ship and se... Read more » 259 8   Is it legal to drive at 80 mph if everyone is driving at that same speed, even though the posted speed limit is 65 mph? Mark Werner, Did all my mechanical work for years. • Answered January 25, 2017 Here's my spin as a police officer. Yes, technically you are breaking the law. However, at the same time….. If the average of traffic is travelling at 80mph, and you are in... Read more » 5.7K 451   Why would Bill and Melinda Gates get divorced at such an old age? What's the point now? Mr Shelby, A Philosophical Writer • Answered January 7 Bill and Melinda Gates have decided to call it quits after 27 years of marriage. And let me tell you, this isn't your typical "midlife crisis" divorce. No, no, no, this is ... Read more » 4.9K 634   If TikTok gets banned in the U.S., is there an upstart successor (like Bluesky for Twitter)? Franklin Veaux, using the Internet since it was called ARPAnet • Answered December 15 No. The problem is money. It's easy to make something that kinda competes with Twitter or Bluesky, because short-form text is simple and cheap to transmit and store. I could... Read more » 1.8K 150   My 19-year-old son refuses to look for a job and he doesn't want to go to college. Should I continue supporting him or make him leave the house? Susan Long, Former Adjunct Professor of Finance & Statistics at South University (2008-present) • Updated December 17, 2019 I have 2 children. The oldest is a male who graduated from college with an information system degree. He immediately got a job. Moved into his own apt and has lived indepen... Read more » 2.1K 230   Do liberals realise that Republicans are trying to restore America to its former glory? Danny Adams, Reference Librarian (2002-present) • Answered November 26 I keep hearing Republicans say that, but when I ask them what time they're talking about and tell me the 1950s, they don't seem to want to do what is necessary to bring bac... Read more » 4.7K 1.1K   Why do some cooks excel at cooking for large groups but struggle when cooking for smaller groups or themselves? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered December 9 Restaurant kitchens typically contain three groups of people: the chef and their sous chefs, line cooks and prep cooks. The chef and sous chefs are the best trained and most... Read more » 148 6 Read more in your feed

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