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[+] 15 points 2 years ago (10 children)
  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (7 children)

    Because there's no temperature control and it can explode.

    My kettle will heat water consistently to boiling point every time without going over.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It really takes some very special conditions for that to happen. Every time I've boiled water in the microwave it's always boiled fine just like on the stove.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It is because you might create superheated water, which is not boiling while being above the boiling point. Since it can start boiling at any time, it can be a little dangerous to handle superheated water.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago

    That’s what really happened in Flint, MI. There was no contaminated water, it was only an experiment in public safety to add supplements to the water to prevent the hideous catastrophe of explosive boiling. It will soon be rolled out nationwide

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