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What do you put in first: Teabag or hot water? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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And no, the microwave is not a valid option.

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Thx Tips. Waiting 15 seconds is no guarantee the water isn't superheated. If you actually want to ensure microwaved water won't erupt put a wooden toothpick or spoon in it while nuking.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Do you have any statistics regarding how likely a water eruption is? Because I microwaved water daily for nearly a decade without issue.

    The turnstile removes most of the risk because super heating is a lot more difficult with moving water. Plus, most glasses aren't perfectly smooth and have plenty of imperfections to provide nucleation points.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Explain to me how lab statistics would help? Then explain how you could generate useful statistics using the extremely non-standardized settings of every unique household in the world?

    Now that the absurdity of wanting statistics is set aside... Microwave caused superheating of water is a well studied and understood phenomenon. There are things that reduce the likelihood, sure: air bubbles created by modern low-flow taps, general impurity of tap water, and scratches in used containers all provide nucleation points and reduce the likelihood of superheating.

    All it takes is jossling a new mug so the air bubbles all float out, with a particularly clean supply of city water (or filtered is a common culprit) and that thing you've been doing for years blows up in your face at 105^o^C.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Not previous poster. A helpful statistic would be recorded medical incidents. Treatment sought for burns from microwaved superheated water could be used as an indicator of how much of a danger using a microwave oven to boil water is. Full disclosure, electric kettle user, bag before water.

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