What would gasoline in a microwave do?

[PowerMac4Ever]

Hmm, I've got a more interesting experiment. Take the element of your ex-girlfriend and combine it with the element of her cheating on you. Set in the environment of a boat. Finally, use getting tag-teamed by two guys as a catalyst. Let us know the results.

 

[OutHouse]

dude do it, it would be interesting to see what really would happen.

 

[JeffCos]

Someone call myth busters. Last thing I really want to hear is that eyemwing is now undergoing 16 hours of skin graphs because he wondered what would happen when he put a can of gasoline in a device that is intended to speed up molecular activity and heat the object.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Boom? Sizzle?

Hm?

for shizzle.

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Originally posted by: JeffCos
Someone call myth busters. Last thing I really want to hear is that eyemwing is now undergoing 16 hours of skin graphs because he wondered what would happen when he put a can of gasoline in a device that is intended to speed up molecular activity and heat the object.

I hope by last thing you mean first thing. Cuz that's what I'd like to happen. It's no biggie he's got plenty of skin (and FAT) anyway.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: jtusa4
Go try it and let us know. Be sure to use a metal container also.

Actually I have an old microwave and may well do just that.

You may want to reinforce the microwave door with something, like duct tape on the outside, just incase it blows too quickly after starting it up and sends shards of glass/plastic flying out of the microwave directly at you. Otherwise, if you do it outside in a fire pit or something, I'd be interested in hearing about/seeing the results of your experiment

No. Just face the microwave toward the wall.

 

[JeffCos]

Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever

Originally posted by: JeffCos
Someone call myth busters. Last thing I really want to hear is that eyemwing is now undergoing 16 hours of skin graphs because he wondered what would happen when he put a can of gasoline in a device that is intended to speed up molecular activity and heat the object.

I hope by last thing you mean first thing. Cuz that's what I'd like to happen. It's no biggie he's got plenty of skin (and FAT) anyway.

Oh jeebus, what was I thinking. Thanks for correcting.

Yeah, what he said!

 

[kkeennyy]

it would probably damage the little wheels upon which the glass platter turns.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: kkeennyy
it would probably damage the little wheels upon which the glass platter turns.

Not all microwaves have a carousel.

 

[kkeennyy]

Originally posted by: Eli
Not all microwaves have a carousel.

not all microwaves have large painted, wooden horses inside either.

 

[ttown]

my suggestion is make sure it's outside, with several very long extension cords able to reach the middle of a wet, grassy field

control the on/off with the extension cord, and wear eye protection

when I was young and irresponsible, I made a tennis-ball cannon made out of thick tin cans duct taped together with holes punched in the bottoms.
It only took a couple drops of gas to put the ball 100' up.

A cup of gas in a micro definately sounds like an interesting experiment* worth filming for the entertainment of all ATOT'ers

*although, for the record, I don't endorse any such action

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: kkeennyy
it would probably damage the little wheels upon which the glass platter turns.

Bets that it'll buff right out?

 

[TechnoKid]

another experiment, albeit not much safer, is to superheat water, say for like 10-15 minutes in a pyrex measuring cup, then CAREFULLY remove it from the oven, set it on the counter or outside, then take a metal fork or spoon on a long extension and dip it into the superheated water. make sure you are not around when it reacts, hence the long stick to extend the fork or spoon.

 

[ttown]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
another experiment, albeit not much safer, is to superheat water, say for like 10-15 minutes in a pyrex measuring cup, then CAREFULLY remove it from the oven, set it on the counter or outside, then take a metal fork or spoon on a long extension and dip it into the superheated water. make sure you are not around when it reacts, hence the long stick to extend the fork or spoon.

ya... i read an article not too long ago about how this sort of thing is the most common cause of serious injury from a microwave. the water gets WAAAYYY hotter than boiling, but only errupts when disturbed -- like when dumping a spoonfull of coco mix into it.

 

[klah]

S-band radiation would probably have no effect on gasoline. Radiation at this frequency only has an effect on polar molecules such as H20.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
another experiment, albeit not much safer, is to superheat water, say for like 10-15 minutes in a pyrex measuring cup, then CAREFULLY remove it from the oven, set it on the counter or outside, then take a metal fork or spoon on a long extension and dip it into the superheated water. make sure you are not around when it reacts, hence the long stick to extend the fork or spoon.

You have to let the water sit for probably at least 12 hours first, though. There can't be any bubbles in it. It only takes one bubble moving through the water to set off the reaction and start the water boiling.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: jtusa4
Go try it and let us know. Be sure to use a metal container also.

bahaha

It would vaporize.. and the slightest spark would most likely ignite it. Since the microvave is realitivly sealed, it would be quite.. booming.

A microwave is FAR from sealed. There are vents on the side and the back.
Microwave wavelengths are rather long, around 2cm in length, so it cannot pass through the small holes that make up the vents on the microwave.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: jtusa4
Go try it and let us know. Be sure to use a metal container also.

bahaha

It would vaporize.. and the slightest spark would most likely ignite it. Since the microvave is realitivly sealed, it would be quite.. booming.

A microwave is FAR from sealed. There are vents on the side and the back.
Microwave wavelengths are rather long, around 2cm in length, so it cannot pass through the small holes that make up the vents on the microwave.

I said realitivly.

It isn't air tight, and it doesen't have huge gaping holes either. The thousand times+ expansion rate of gasoline igniting would be more than enough to blow the door open, at the very least, I'm pretty sure.

But I'm intrigued by the idea that the microwave energy used doesen't effect non-polar things. Anybody got anymore stuff on that?

If that's the case, then I propose putting the gasoline in the freezer for a while before putting it in the oven, or it's natural vapors might be enough to cause ignition(given a spark).

 

[Mucho]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Marked for future Darwin Award consideration.

Exact thought occurred to me.

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: Eli

But I'm intrigued by the idea that the microwave energy used doesen't effect non-polar things. Anybody got anymore stuff on that?

Somebody needs to PM DrPizza and get him in here.

 

[Bassyhead]

hmm i think the gas might vaporize and an ignition source, such as a power relay (not in all cases) switching the high voltage transformer on and off just might do it. be careful!

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
another experiment, albeit not much safer, is to superheat water, say for like 10-15 minutes in a pyrex measuring cup, then CAREFULLY remove it from the oven, set it on the counter or outside, then take a metal fork or spoon on a long extension and dip it into the superheated water. make sure you are not around when it reacts, hence the long stick to extend the fork or spoon.

You have to let the water sit for probably at least 12 hours first, though. There can't be any bubbles in it. It only takes one bubble moving through the water to set off the reaction and start the water boiling.

Distilled water would be good for this.

 

[naruto1988]

sounds interesting. can't wait for the results. sounds like an experiment i would try because i'm taking chemistry this year. but i don't know enough to predict what's going to happen to that microwave. but i'm gonna go ahead and say it's gonna go boom.

 

[GasX]

Put a bowl of gas and a dry bread roll in there

~1:45 to boom time...

 

[Regs]

I would stand behind some plexi glass when you do it lol.