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exploding microwaved water

I saw a piece about this on whatever morning show has Diane Sawyer on it. They actually go so far as to recommend not microwaving water for more than 2 minutes. Now how am I supposed to cook my Ramen in the microwave if I can only nuke the water for two minutes?
It's interesting, because as soon as the demonstrator's fork touched the water, it did literally explode. Something to do with the surface tension being broken.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I saw a piece about this on whatever morning show has Diane Sawyer on it. They actually go so far as to recommend not microwaving water for more than 2 minutes. Now how am I supposed to cook my Ramen in the microwave if I can only nuke the water for two minutes?
It's interesting, because as soon as the demonstrator's fork touched the water, it did literally explode. Something to do with the surface tension being broken.
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We had mini hotpots in college for ramen noodles... boils water pretty quickly.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I saw a piece about this on whatever morning show has Diane Sawyer on it. They actually go so far as to recommend not microwaving water for more than 2 minutes. Now how am I supposed to cook my Ramen in the microwave if I can only nuke the water for two minutes?
It's interesting, because as soon as the demonstrator's fork touched the water, it did literally explode. Something to do with the surface tension being broken.
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I watched that this morning aswell... It is amazing how it explodes like that...
 
Good thing I don't have a microwave 🙂

EDIT: found it funny that one of the tips was "Don't microwave in Styrofoam." That's what Cup of Noodles suggests you to do!
 
Originally posted by: ojai00
Good thing I don't have a microwave 🙂

EDIT: found it funny that one of the tips was "Don't microwave in Styrofoam." That's what Cup of Noodles suggests you to do!
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What brand is that?
I'm pretty sure the brands I buy tell you to heat the water up, and then pour it into the cup and let sit for 3 minutes.
 
I've had microwaved water react violently before and it is pretty suprising. You need to be careful especially when adding things to water heated with a microwave it will sometimes violently bubble over.
 
'Bump" boiling can often happen in new, or very very smooth containers. An egg, for example. the bubbles of water vapor have nothing to form on, since the surface is so smooth. So the water will continue to heat without any visible signs of being beyond the boiling point. If the water is disturbed while in this state, it will boil all at once, quite violently. (If you bump it, hence 'bump' boiling, although there are other names) If you have some new glassware, specifically lab equipment, this can happen easily. Sometimes, lab workers will take some metal instrument and make a few scratches on the bottom of the vessel, making a place for vapor bubbles to form.

^
L what my science teacher told me
 
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