Microwave Matters

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….. A co-worker showed me a you tube of this the other day. Truly amazing, since it does go against everything we've been taught . Sorry I don't have the link, but this fella said to make sure to wrap the bearing in wet paper towels. He get a uniform temperature every time.
p.s. I just googled "warming up bearings in a microwave oven" and it poped up.)
This makes sense, as the damp towel would make steam in the MW and steam is much hotter than boiling water temp.
 
If you want a bit of fun, take 2 grapes, place them in the oven with a couple of mm distance between them and turn it on. Never seen grapes burn before :)
 
Whilst in no way endorsing or condoning shoving large lumps of metal in without further research (it appears the 'heats from the middle' is an urban myth) it does seem it's not as totally verboeten as I had assumed....
But domestic microwaves probably best used for the purpose intended :)
Was surprised that my Bosch (wot, no Lucas!) microwave has a sticker inside the door showing two glasses filled with liquid, the one with a spoon in is NOT the one with a cross through it....
Using the spoon in the cup I have heard of but the one of the dear lady putting her Poodle inside blows all minds.

Maybe leave an experiments alone and try and find a new owner.

Thank you all for your input
John
 
When I heard about the poodle in a microwave, the news was, when the dog died, she successfully sued the microwave company because there was no warning about not putting dogs in it. I would hope it was urban myth.
 
When I heard about the poodle in a microwave, the news was, when the dog died, she successfully sued the microwave company because there was no warning about not putting dogs in it. I would hope it was urban myth.
I've heard that in the past as well. I've also heard of folks using hot air paint strippers as hair dryers, which is apparently why they now have a warning on them. Like you say hopefully they are both urban myths.
 
I've heard that in the past as well. I've also heard of folks using hot air paint strippers as hair dryers, which is apparently why they now have a warning on them. Like you say hopefully they are both urban myths.

So thats why my hair is gone. :)
 
The question posed by the OP got a "land slide" of negative responses; should tell the members to find another heating source. There may be some microwave ovens that can safely heat metal, but I'd guess they are industrial grade and use a different microwave frequency; surely expensive pieces of gear, can't say.

The tenor of this thread sounds like it belongs in the same genre as the Murphy adventures.

Why the &^$k tempt fate; don't we do that in some degree of abundance when we ride?

Best?
 
The microwave in my kitchen is neither 'industrial grade' or expensive.

Yet in the instructions it tells me to put a spoon in water if I heat it up.

Microwave Matters



As I said before and as another post with a YouTube video shows, it can be used to warm components, when wrapped in a damp cloth or tea towel.

Is the 'landslide' from all the naysayers based on tin foil, the metal paint on fine china and old CD's causing a firework show? Because they are all very different examples.
 
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