Comments on: Things to do in a microwave #1: Find your microwave hot spots http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/01/04/things-to-do-in-a-microwave-find-your-microwave-hot-spots/ explorations and inspirations... in how we learn science Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sciencegeekgirl » Animal rights and microwave hot spots http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/01/04/things-to-do-in-a-microwave-find-your-microwave-hot-spots/comment-page-1/#comment-2689 sciencegeekgirl » Animal rights and microwave hot spots Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:32:18 +0000 http://sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=1018#comment-2689 [...] blogged a while back about mapping out the hot spots in your microwave with fax paper, or marshmallows or chocolate chips.  (Your food is not heated at the [...] [...] blogged a while back about mapping out the hot spots in your microwave with fax paper, or marshmallows or chocolate chips.  (Your food is not heated at the [...]

]]> By: sciencegeekgirl http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/01/04/things-to-do-in-a-microwave-find-your-microwave-hot-spots/comment-page-1/#comment-549 sciencegeekgirl Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:26:01 +0000 http://sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=1018#comment-549 Chocolate chips, that's a good idea! (I did mention the marshmallows in the post). A friend and I were discussing, too, you can choose the pixel resolution of your microwave map by choosing the large or small size marshamllows! "MPI" (marshmallows per inch)! Chocolate chips, that’s a good idea! (I did mention the marshmallows in the post).

A friend and I were discussing, too, you can choose the pixel resolution of your microwave map by choosing the large or small size marshamllows! “MPI” (marshmallows per inch)!

]]> By: Tom http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/01/04/things-to-do-in-a-microwave-find-your-microwave-hot-spots/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Tom Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:23 +0000 http://sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=1018#comment-548 I've seen marshmallows and chocolate chips used for this investigation, too. I’ve seen marshmallows and chocolate chips used for this investigation, too.

]]> By: chase http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/01/04/things-to-do-in-a-microwave-find-your-microwave-hot-spots/comment-page-1/#comment-550 chase Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:58:09 +0000 http://sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=1018#comment-550 Okay, this was way cool. I had no idea how the "magic heat box" worked. I just knew not to put a metal plate or an egg in it. "Hot spots," huh, so that explains why my mac n. cheese has to be stirred before it's all equal temp. Say, is it true microwaves cook "from the inside out" or is that just eighth grade gibberish I picked up somewhere? Okay, this was way cool. I had no idea how the “magic heat box” worked. I just knew not to put a metal plate or an egg in it. “Hot spots,” huh, so that explains why my mac n. cheese has to be stirred before it’s all equal temp. Say, is it true microwaves cook “from the inside out” or is that just eighth grade gibberish I picked up somewhere?

]]> By: sciencegeekgirl http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/01/04/things-to-do-in-a-microwave-find-your-microwave-hot-spots/comment-page-1/#comment-552 sciencegeekgirl Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:54:56 +0000 http://sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=1018#comment-552 Don't spoil the fun! That's my next post. :-) Don’t spoil the fun! That’s my next post. :-)

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