Does this mean I can't heat my cup of water for a minute in my micro? I've been doing that since about 1988 for my morning cuppa tea. Never had an explosion. Guess I've been lucky. Or perhaps Stossel is a whining wienie?
Seriously, that's one of the silliest "consumer warnings" I've heard. H2O exploding? Come on! Remember the old gal who spilled a cup of McDonald's coffee in her lap and sued for a zillion bucks? Or the gal who burned her lip with a hot pickle slice from Burger King? Or the lady in a wheelchair who, while crossing the street against a traffic light was hit by a car and she sued the wheelchair manufacturer?And they all won lawsuits? I and no doubt millions of others have boiled H20 in the micro with no untoward effects. What the hell ever became of common sense? TFlan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Neubecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 1:01 PM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: question about installing ferrules (microwave boiling of water is risky) > Just in case you have not heard this, it is risky to boil water in a > microwave. A cup of microwave boiled water can literally explode because > it can become super-heated, especially if the surface of the container is > very hard and smooth, like glass or ceramic. I saw a demo on a news show, > perhaps 20/20. I think it was a report by John Stossel. It was scary how > badly burned people had gotten from super-heated microwave water exploding > in their face. > > I believe there is a safe way to do it, like stick a wooden spoon in the > water, or something, but I can't recall exactly. Maybe someone else can. > > > Dan Neubecker > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: question about installing ferrules > > > I do the same as RK but for 20-30 seconds or so. Remember to dry the tip of > the shaft and take a Q-Tip to the inside of the hosel to removing any > moisture. > John > shoptalk > > > > Ralph, I use boiling water to enlarge, hey Al T you like that word, the > ferrule. I put a cup of water in the microwave, heat it until it > comes to a boil then place the shaft tip with the ferrule in place as far as > I can get it, for about 1 minute, then ram it home. > > > > RK > > > > Manufacturer's of World Class Golf Club Repair Equipment > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 08:52:40 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: ShopTalk: question about installing ferrules > > > > I am getting ready to do my first "shim" and I want to perform a dry-run > before using epoxy. A ferrule will need to be used. Currently it is very > tight when I try to put it on the shaft; only moving about 1/4 inch down > the shaft. > > My question is what would be probably the best lubricant to use to put > on the ferrule for the test? I suppose anything could be used but I > wanted some more professional opinions before I tried something. > > Thanks! > Ralph >
