Re: H2O Microwave Criticality

["Jason E. Floyd" <pnkfloyd@Glue.umd.edu>]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Tad Blanchard wrote:

> (HOW MUCH OF THIS IS TRUE??)
This is true.  Scientific American did an article on it 12-13 years
ago.  I myself experienced it heating water to make instant coffee.  For
me though it just rapidly boiled after I dumped in the coffee and I only
received minor 1st degree burns to my hand.

              Jason E. Floyd  jfloyd@wam.umd.edu pnkfloyd@eng.umd.edu
              Department of Materials and Nuclear Engineering
              University of Maryland at College Park
              College Park, MD 20742

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