March 24, 2005
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Don't try these at home.
Although I'm in software engineering, I'm still half a physics geek at
heart. Now, you've probably all heard about not putting metallic
objects in a microwave oven. You probably wonder what kinds of
bad thing can happen if you decide to do otherwise. You're curious, but
you don't own the microwave oven at home and your parents will probably disown you
if you decide to mess with it in dangerous ways. Don't you wish that,
out there, somebody is crazy enough to conduct those whacky experiments and
show you the results? Here is your chance: Unwise Microwave Oven Experiments.
Follow the links on the page to see photos and video clips of
experiments. The author, William J. Beaty, is a professional electrical
engineer and knows all the precautions and measures to take to conduct
those experiments safely; so I would suggest that, unless you are an
electrical engineer yourself, just read or watch the results and don't
try these at home.
- SwordAngel
