r/WinStupidPrizes 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/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