It was, it got me out of bed, that's for sure!  <GRINS>

--
Carol
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: HEATING WATER IN A MICROWAVE - Caution


> Carol, Wow!  If you hadn't said it, I don't know if I would have believed 
> it.  That just sounds so fantastic!  Yikes!  Kathy
>
>
>
> At 11:58 AM 8/30/2006, you wrote:
>>Hi Sheila,
>>
>>This reminded me of an incident one day when Mike was making coffee in the 
>>microwave.  We had purchased some new glass mugs the previous day and he 
>>used one.  He heated the coffee for the normal amount of time and went to 
>>remove it.  As he did so, the whole cup just melted into powder, minus the 
>>piece of handle he was holding in his fingers.  Thankfully, he was holding 
>>the mug over our breakfast bar and away from his body and he was not hurt. 
>>We were very thankful that day to the Lord for His goodness to us! 
>>Certainly, only this tiny handle piece remined of the mug!
>>
>>--
>>Carol - Reading, UK
>>
>>To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
>>In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Killian" 
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 4:41 PM
>>Subject: Fw: HEATING WATER IN A MICROWAVE - Caution
>>
>>
>>>Heating Water In A Microwave, Caution!
>>>Microwaving Water!
>>>: >
>>>: >     A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup 
>>>of
>>>: > water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he 
>>>had
>>>: > done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer
>>>for,
>>>: > but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the 
>>>oven
>>>: > off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he
>>>noted
>>>: > that the w ater was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup 
>>>"blew
>>>: > up" into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of 
>>>his
>>>: > hand, but all the water had flown out into his face due to the build 
>>>up
>>>of
>>>: > energy. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree 
>>>burns
>>>to
>>>: > his face which may leave scarring.
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>: >     He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye. While at the
>>>: > hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that this is a
>>>fairly
>>>: > common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a
>>>microwave
>>>: > oven. If water is heated in this manner, something should be pl aced 
>>>in
>>>: > the cup to diffuse the energy such as a wooden stir stick, tea bag,
>>>etc.,
>>>: > (nothing metal).
>>>: >
>>>: >     It is however a much safer choice to boil the water in a tea 
>>>kettle.
>>>: >
>>>: >     General Electric's Response:
>>>: >
>>>: >     Thanks for contacting us, I will be happy to assist you. The 
>>>e-mail
>>>: > that you received is correct. Micro waved water and other liquids do 
>>>not
>>>: > always bubble when they reach the boiling point. They can actually 
>>>get
>>>: > superheated and not bu bble at all. The superheated liquid will 
>>>bubble
>>>up
>>>: > out of the cup when it is moved or when something like a spoon or tea
>>>bag
>>>: > is put into it.
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>: >     To prevent this from happening and causing injury, do not heat 
>>>any
>>>: > liquid for more than two minutes per cup. After heating, let the cup
>>>stand
>>>: > in the microwave for thirty seconds before moving it or adding 
>>>anything
>>>: > into it.
>>>: >
>>>: >     Here is what our local science teacher had to say on the matter:
>>>: > "Thanks for the microwave warning. I have seen this happen before. It 
>>>is
>>>: > caused by a phenomenon known as super heating. It can occur anytime
>>>water
>>>: > is heated and will particularly occur if the vessel that the water is
>>>: > heated in is new, or when heating a small amount of water (less than
>>>half
>>>: > of a cup).
>>>: >
>>>: >     What happens is that the water heats faster than the vapor 
>>>bubbles
>>>can
>>>: > form. If the cup is very new then it is unlikely to have a small 
>>>surface
>>>: > scratches inside it that provide a place for the bubbles to form. As 
>>>the
>>>: > bubbles cannot form and release some of the heat has built up, the
>>>liquid
>>>: > does not boil, and the liquid continues to heat up well past its 
>>>boiling
>>>: > point.
>>>: >
>>>: >     What then usually happens is that the liquid is bumped or jarred,
>>>: > which is just enough of a shock to cause the bubbles to rapidly form 
>>>and
>>>: > expel the hot liquid. The rapid formation of bubbles is also why a
>>>: > carbonated beverage spews when opened after having been shaken."
>>>: >
>>>: >     If you pass this on you could very well save someone from a lot 
>>>of
>>>: > pain and suffering
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>: >
>>>:
>>>:
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