Timeline for Why didn't microwaving a stainless steel spoon set my kitchen on fire?
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| Mar 27, 2017 at 12:16 | comment | added | rackandboneman | Had to downvote because it can be read as "you're safe with thick metal in a microwave every time" which is dangerous advice - especially in the framework of "you're safe if..." and not "there will be trouble if..." | |
| Mar 27, 2017 at 12:14 | comment | added | rackandboneman | Thin metal will heat up like hell because a) there is little solid mass to absorb the heat, b) resistive heating if you get a dipole effect is intense, and both can lead to c) some of the metal vaporizing and building a plasma. Reflection can happen with thick metal just as well, and that is what can blow the magnetron if it happens at the wrong angle. The case is made of steel because reflection is exactly what you want - but in an engineered and controlled pattern.... static electricity, and intra-conductor reflections have not much to do with it. | |
| Mar 26, 2017 at 6:00 | comment | added | Megha | Can you give some sources for your information? It looks pretty interesting, but your answer would be better with some references. I had not heard that thickness is the primary factor. | |
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| Mar 26, 2017 at 2:25 | history | answered | evan dean | CC BY-SA 3.0 |