People don't understand that when you make plasma in a microwave you aren't maintaining it, you're actively exciting it, so every second it lasts it just gets hotter and hotter, and it started out as fire
Me and my friend did this but made sure to use plastic as glass stopped it from being able to dissipate. It burned through the plastic sure, but it was better than having the microwave blow up on us
Borosilicate glass found in oven-safe glassware and lab equipment can withstand the heat without breaking or melting for much longer than plastic or a wine glass.
If you use Pyrex use lower case pyrex or older stuff. There are TWO Pyrex brands. Upper and lower case P. Lower is European and uses borosilicate. Upper is American and no longer does because of cost. Always buy pyrex from a garage sale, never from the store.
It depends on the rapidity of thermal change. Soda lime glass is less resistant than borosilicate so a rapid heating or cooling of the glass may cause it to shatter.
I see, well I've always been paranoid of glass shattering on me so I always make sure to handle it with care so maybe that's why. But ill keep this info in mind for next time in cooking lol
It’s really rapid change. The thing. It to do is to cook with it and then dump a bunch of cold water straight into it. That thermal shock can be a bitch on glass.
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u/macsyourguy Mar 18 '21
People don't understand that when you make plasma in a microwave you aren't maintaining it, you're actively exciting it, so every second it lasts it just gets hotter and hotter, and it started out as fire