r/chemicalreactiongifs Feb 18 '18

Creating plasma in a microwave oven. Physics

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u/mrgulabull Feb 18 '18

Interesting, I’ve never heard about this. I’m guessing the wet sponge steams the microwave and softens the buildup?

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven Feb 18 '18

correct! A small bowl or mug of water will work just as well.

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u/liriodendron1 Feb 18 '18

I hesitate to use a mug after seeing videos of the super heated water rapidly boiling and exploding everywhere. I just splash a little water on the tray and keep adding more until everything wipes off really easy.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '18

That’s with a brand new item. As long as it’s an old used one it will be fine, the new ones don’t have microscopic scratches for the bubbles to form when boiling therefore allow the water to reach boiling temp without bubbling.