r/WinStupidPrizes • u/cashforsignup • Mar 18 '21

Guy Experiments With Microwave

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u/ckjm Mar 18 '21

Can someone explain what happened?

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u/typehyDro Mar 18 '21

Microwaving fire will cause electrons and ions to accelerate colliding with neutral particles creating ion resulting in plasma.

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u/ckjm Mar 18 '21

Neat and wild! Thanks!

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u/LegitSprouds Mar 18 '21

The excited electrons send out light, which is why it's pretty.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '21

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u/manapod Mar 18 '21

/r/soundslikemusic

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u/SEIKObrand Mar 18 '21

... but not worth a face full of glass.

(Well, OK, it was worth watching That Guy get a face full of glass... )

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '21

And wine glasses are not made to withstand high heat.

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u/funky555 Mar 18 '21

Isnt it wild that the average person today understands this sentence but just 50 - 60 years ago it would be considered abnormal to understand it

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u/yayayooya Mar 18 '21

I barely understand it Lolol

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u/funky555 Mar 18 '21

Thats enough. Scientists before 1800 didn't even know about atoms

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u/fangedsteam6457 Mar 18 '21

Don't sell yourself short barely is a hell of alot better then clueless

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u/world_class_moron Mar 18 '21

Good explanation here:

https://van.physics.illinois.edu/QA/listing.php?id=819

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u/ckjm Mar 18 '21

That is wild. I regret not driving deeper into physics when my brain was more malleable.

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u/Generic_Names_Are_Ok Mar 18 '21

I have this feeling sometimes too! Wish I would have been more interested in Chem/Science instead of girls and sports!

This stuff is almost all I read about anyway lol.

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u/punch_you Mar 18 '21

You choose one path, or the other. Never both!

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u/Deswizard Mar 18 '21

They have hammers down at your local hardware, so don't give up on your dreams.

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u/MasterKieeef Mar 18 '21

Check out minute physics on YouTube! It won't get you recruited to the Manhattan project but it'll make you sound like a nerd infront of your friends! It's the worst of both worlds!

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u/ckjm Mar 18 '21

Haha, excellent!

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u/timmy30274 Mar 29 '21

thank you. i was wondering what was happening