why doesn't water boil in a microwave?

[dpopiz]

^

 

[miri]

It does

 

[tfinch2]

It always has for me. Your microwave skills must be terrible.

 

[cjgallen]

I've boiled water in the microwave.

 

[bernse]

You haven't tried hard enough, because it will. Be careful you don't superheat it though. It can explode because it will get hotter than normal boiling temp too.

 

[icejunkie]

you know it's funny, i was just thinking about something not even remotely related to this thread.

 

[yllus]

Because you touch yourself at night.

 

[bandana163]

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius or 373 Kelvin.

 

[icejunkie]

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius or 373 Kelvin.

great smarty pants... but that wasn't the question was it

 

[Zero Plasma]

Isn't water all microwaves heat? I'm pretty sure they JUST heat water molecules.
Am I right or wrong?

 

[bandana163]

Originally posted by: icejunkie

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius or 373 Kelvin.

great smarty pants... but that wasn't the question was it

It might have been.
Water does boil in the microwave, maybe he didn't give it enough heat.

 

[loup garou]

Add something to the container like a popsicle stick that gives the bubbles someplace to form and you'll see it boil.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius or 373 Kelvin.

212 F.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Add something to the container like a popsicle stick that gives the bubbles someplace to form and you'll see it boil.

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: Smoke0
Isn't water all microwaves heat? I'm pretty sure they JUST heat water molecules.
Am I right or wrong?

Yup

 

[HardcoreRobot]

many microwave containers are very smooth... so smooth that there are few imperfections for the bubbles to form on

 

[ni4ni]

Just make sure you aren't using distilled water. Distilled water will not boil at normal temperature.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius or 373 Kelvin.

Sometimes, but depends on other conditions.

 

[olds]

Get a new microwave

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: miri
It does

 

[Rogue]

Originally posted by: conservative002
Just make sure you aren't using distilled water. Distilled water will not boil at normal temperature.

I thought distilled water boils at 212F/100C and non-distilled (ie.-contaminated) water boiled at lower temperatures. Am I wrong?

 

[Riprorin]

Be careful with superheating when you're heating water in a micrwave.

 

[Lady In Red]

Water boils in my microwave.

Maybe you didn't set the timer long enough or you forgot to hit the "start" button? 🙂

 

[3chordcharlie]

it won't boil unless you overclock your microwave.

 

[ciba]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Smoke0
Isn't water all microwaves heat? I'm pretty sure they JUST heat water molecules.
Am I right or wrong?

Yup

They heat more than just water, but heating water is why they work (and what they're made to heat). A microwave will "heat" any polarized molecule.