And no, the microwave is not a valid option.

  • @earphone843@sh.itjust.works
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    22 days ago

    You know you can wait like 15 seconds before opening the microwave and putting something in, right? Even with my electric kettle I give it a few seconds before doing anything.

    • @Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win
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      21 day ago

      Thx Tips. Waiting 15 seconds is no guarantee the water isn’t superheated. If you actually want to ensure microwaved water won’t erupt put a wooden toothpick or spoon in it while nuking.

      • @earphone843@sh.itjust.works
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        61 day ago

        Do you have any statistics regarding how likely a water eruption is? Because I microwaved water daily for nearly a decade without issue.

        The turnstile removes most of the risk because super heating is a lot more difficult with moving water. Plus, most glasses aren’t perfectly smooth and have plenty of imperfections to provide nucleation points.

        • @Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win
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          11 day ago

          Explain to me how lab statistics would help? Then explain how you could generate useful statistics using the extremely non-standardized settings of every unique household in the world?

          Now that the absurdity of wanting statistics is set aside… Microwave caused superheating of water is a well studied and understood phenomenon. There are things that reduce the likelihood, sure: air bubbles created by modern low-flow taps, general impurity of tap water, and scratches in used containers all provide nucleation points and reduce the likelihood of superheating.

          All it takes is jossling a new mug so the air bubbles all float out, with a particularly clean supply of city water (or filtered is a common culprit) and that thing you’ve been doing for years blows up in your face at 105oC.

          • @Vandals_handle@lemmy.world
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            17 hours ago

            Not previous poster. A helpful statistic would be recorded medical incidents. Treatment sought for burns from microwaved superheated water could be used as an indicator of how much of a danger using a microwave oven to boil water is. Full disclosure, electric kettle user, bag before water.