Comments on: Melt a beer bottle in a microwave http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 14:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mark Frauenfelder http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124675 Mark Frauenfelder Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124675 #8: that text appeared when I added the embed code to the post. I couldn't figure out a way to get rid of it. The WeShow didn't select anything and I have never heard of the WeShow before until I came across that video. #8: that text appeared when I added the embed code to the post. I couldn’t figure out a way to get rid of it. The WeShow didn’t select anything and I have never heard of the WeShow before until I came across that video.

]]> By: thetimidvegan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124938 thetimidvegan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124938 Sweet plasma! And Fat Tire...mmm! Sweet plasma!
And Fat Tire…mmm!

]]> By: thomashorne http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-125207 thomashorne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-125207 OMG ! Philip K. Dick is ALIIIIIVE !!!! OMG ! Philip K. Dick is ALIIIIIVE !!!!

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124955 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124955 @10 we need a special word for that brain stem buddy, I can't count how many times it saved me.... @10

we need a special word for that brain stem buddy, I can’t count how many times it saved me….

]]> By: beatnik http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-125498 beatnik Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-125498 Awesome video. @Hyperkine - Yes. Instead of dried up, crusty debris in the microwave, it's wet and hot and much easier to clean off. You don't need to 'microwave boiling water', just put a mostly full bowl or large pyrex mixing bowl in there and bring it to boil, 5 - 10 min max. Awesome video.

@Hyperkine – Yes. Instead of dried up, crusty debris in the microwave, it’s wet and hot and much easier to clean off.

You don’t need to ‘microwave boiling water’, just put a mostly full bowl or large pyrex mixing bowl in there and bring it to boil, 5 – 10 min max.

]]> By: darrell http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124996 darrell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124996 @16: As any good theist will tell you, that was an angel whispering in your ear. Jeez, you didn't know that? @16:

As any good theist will tell you, that was an angel whispering in your ear. Jeez, you didn’t know that?

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124999 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124999 angels don't use that language. Also, the sanctimonious pricks like you to get killed so they can lord it over you in the afterlife. angels don’t use that language. Also, the sanctimonious pricks like you to get killed so they can lord it over you in the afterlife.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-125005 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-125005 "eden-dragon"? “eden-dragon”?

]]> By: cortana http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124530 cortana Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124530 Did we forget to post the link? Did we forget to post the link?

]]> By: bpratt http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124792 bpratt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124792 "Unwise Microwave Experiments" indeed. I once had the bright idea of trying to dry out a narrow necked glass vase by heating it in the microwave (the idea was to heat the water in the vase so it would exit as steam). After a minute or two I was surprised to see a glowing spot on the vase. Hmm, didn't know you could do that - open the door to inspect - put face right in there for a good look - tiny voice in brainstem screams SHUT THE DOOR, MORON! - just as the door closes the vase explodes from the insanely uneven heating. Better to me lucky than smart, I guess. “Unwise Microwave Experiments” indeed.

I once had the bright idea of trying to dry out a narrow necked glass vase by heating it in the microwave (the idea was to heat the water in the vase so it would exit as steam). After a minute or two I was surprised to see a glowing spot on the vase. Hmm, didn’t know you could do that – open the door to inspect – put face right in there for a good look – tiny voice in brainstem screams SHUT THE DOOR, MORON! – just as the door closes the vase explodes from the insanely uneven heating. Better to me lucky than smart, I guess.

]]> By: Landowner http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124538 Landowner Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124538 "And it looks like it's too hot to touch." Gosh, you think? “And it looks like it’s too hot to touch.”
Gosh, you think?

]]> By: Mark Frauenfelder http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124540 Mark Frauenfelder Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124540 No, it's an embedded video. No, it’s an embedded video.

]]> By: wangleberry http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-125052 wangleberry Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-125052 *writes* to do list: #84: Melt a bear bottle in my microwave *writes*
to do list:
#84: Melt a bear bottle in my microwave

]]> By: calanan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124545 calanan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124545 A splendid beer selection. A splendid beer selection.

]]> By: paulatz http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124818 paulatz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124818 The physical explanation actually makes sense; but I don't believe for a second that those engineers forgot the bowl of water for 10 ours in the µhoven by mistake. The physical explanation actually makes sense; but I don’t believe for a second that those engineers forgot the bowl of water for 10 ours in the µhoven by mistake.

]]> By: the_boy http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124579 the_boy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124579 man, microwaves and glass. I once burnt a marshmallow on a plate for probably between 1 1/2 to 2 hours, and the marshmallow grew gigantic with a charcoal core while the plate had a hole burnt through the bottom. Exciting, but all kinds of dumb man, microwaves and glass. I once burnt a marshmallow on a plate for probably between 1 1/2 to 2 hours, and the marshmallow grew gigantic with a charcoal core while the plate had a hole burnt through the bottom. Exciting, but all kinds of dumb

]]> By: Evil Jim http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124853 Evil Jim Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124853 Before I watched the video I was originally thinking "Why not call this 'Melt a beer bottle with a blowtorch'?" but the principle makes sense. I like the plasma! Before I watched the video I was originally thinking “Why not call this ‘Melt a beer bottle with a blowtorch’?” but the principle makes sense. I like the plasma!

]]> By: Transmission3000 http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124638 Transmission3000 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124638 I once microwaved a Pop-Tart for 5 minutes, mainly because I wasn't paying attention. I mean...how could anything heat up in 5 seconds? Anyhowways, when I discovered my error, it was too late: The Pop-Tart had become a puddle of charcoal, bonded to the plate. I once microwaved a Pop-Tart for 5 minutes, mainly because I wasn’t paying attention. I mean…how could anything heat up in 5 seconds? Anyhowways, when I discovered my error, it was too late: The Pop-Tart had become a puddle of charcoal, bonded to the plate.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124639 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124639 now I know how to make glass a conductor, thanks BB! now I know how to make glass a conductor, thanks BB!

]]> By: Bill Beaty http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124896 Bill Beaty Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124896 That's a famous microwave oven; it's the same one I've been using for ten years worth of "unwise experiments." And for cooking! It's still in my kitchen. No real damage, just some charred paint on the chamber ceiling (from plasma blobs.) Oh, and the video itself is hosted at metacafe: <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1004040/">http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1004040/</a> That’s a famous microwave oven; it’s the same one I’ve been using for ten years worth of “unwise experiments.” And for cooking! It’s still in my kitchen. No real damage, just some charred paint on the chamber ceiling (from plasma blobs.)

Oh, and the video itself is hosted at metacafe:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1004040/

]]> By: bobkat http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124899 bobkat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124899 the plasma was fricken awesome! the plasma was fricken awesome!

]]> By: Crunchbird http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-124651 Crunchbird Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124651 Just out of curiosity, what does the tag mean that says, "This video was <i>selected</i> by WeShow"? Just out of curiosity, what does the tag mean that says, “This video was selected by WeShow”?

]]> By: hyperkine http://boingboing.net/2008/02/13/melt-a-beer-bottle-i.html#comment-125168 hyperkine Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-125168 Does microwaving boiling water really work well for cleaning a microwave? Does microwaving boiling water really work well for cleaning a microwave?

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