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What would happen ...

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SilverTorch

Golden Member
if you placed a box of bullets in a microwave and turned it on?

would it explode or remain harmless or .... ?

Friend of mine is doing research for a book he is writting.
 
Hmmm... I don't think the arcing would be a problem... but how much does metal heat up from arcing in a microwave (and what temperature is necessary to ignite modern ammunition?)
 
Your friend should call Remington or Winchester and ask them. They have probably done tests for safe storage temperatures.
 
Tell your friend that doing research doesn't mean getting his friends to ask on ATOT or getting his friends (or crazy ATOT members) to carry out the research for him. Doing research means to try it himself. Warning: do not go anywhere near his house for the next few weeks. Even if the ammo survives (I don't think it would), next thing you know, he'll start experimenting with grenades in a microwave.
 
I am not sure how long it would take to set off the rounds. Micro might die first.

If they did cook off it wouldn't be some huge explosion.
The bullets would separate from the cases, I don't know with how much force.
There would be no barrel to contain and direct the energy so it would happen at a greatly reduced velocity.
 
EGADS! I just read it carefully! A *BOX* of bullets??! What's wrong with finding out what happens to just 1 bullet and inferring that having a whole box would be worse?



HMMMM.... On second thought...
This sounds more like you (not a friend) are trying to figure out how to build a b*mb. No problem! The other prisoners will tell you how after Ashcroft and homeland security get a hold of you... Don't you know they scan everything on the web looking for the expl*de word? (and b*mb* word?) I'll bet the FBI is running a background check on you right now!
 
hehehe, funny 😀

but my friend did ask me that, out of the blue a couple of nights ago.

he's always writting weird stuff so I don't know what book would have bullets in a microwave.
 
omg, and using that avatar... and a name with "TORCH" in it...
egads!
Run away! Run away!
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
It's not a book.... see my post above yours!
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Ok

Originally posted by: DrPizza
EGADS! I just read it carefully! A *BOX* of bullets??! What's wrong with finding out what happens to just 1 bullet and inferring that having a whole box would be worse?
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So what book would have you microwaving any amount of ammo? 😉
 
wow, thinking i could get a straight answer out of ATOT was a big mistake 🙂

I guess he is researching ways to violently kill people in his book, I have no clue.
 

All my knowledge comes from movies.

So what would happen is that first there would be a cool little lightning storm inside the microwave, along with suspenseful music. Then the bullets would heat up and blow up which combined with the microwave blowing up would create a huge bomb that destroyes half the neighborhood in series of huge explosions.
 
AFAIK:
1. Most metal reflects microwaves, so the contents of the shell might never get heated up since they're surrounded by metal.
2. I've heard microwaves only heat up the water in things... if you put something very dry in there, it shouldn't get very warm. Of course, the powder ought to be really dehydrated, right? So even if it wasn't surrounded by metal it probably wouldn't get warm enough to blow.

IANAChemist/-Physicist/-Demolitions Expert.
 
Originally posted by: hjo3
AFAIK:
1. Most metal reflects microwaves, so the contents of the shell might never get heated up since they're surrounded by metal.
2. I've heard microwaves only heat up the water in things... if you put something very dry in there, it shouldn't get very warm. Of course, the powder ought to be really dehydrated, right? So even if it wasn't surrounded by metal it probably wouldn't get warm enough to blow.

IANAChemist/-Physicist/-Demolitions Expert.
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Metal arcs though. An arc could ignite the gunpowder, no?
 
But the arcs occur on the outside of the casing, thus never touching the powder. Unless the arcs caused isolated hot spots.
 
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