> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ><< > > > > > > > > > > > > W A R N I N G: W A T E R I N > > > > > > > > > M I C R O W A V E > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I guess I didn't know this. > > I > > > > heat water in a mug often > > > > in > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > microwave. I never thought > > of > > > it > > > > as being too > > > > dangerous. > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > > > > feel that the following is > > > > information that anyone who > > > > uses > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > > > > microwave oven to heat water > > > > should be made aware of. > > > > About > > > > > > > > > > > > five days ago my > > > twenty-six-year > > > > old son decided to have > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > > > > cup of instant coffee. He took > > a > > > > cup of water and put it > > > > in > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > microwave to heat it up > > > > (something > > > > > > > > > > > > that he had done numerous > > times > > > > before). > > > > > > > > > > > > I am not sure how long he set > > > the > > > > timer for but he told > > > > me > > > > > > he > > > > > > > > > > > > wanted to bring the water to > > a > > > > boil. When the timer shut > > > > > > the > > > > > > oven > > > > > > > > > > > > off, he removed the cup from > > > the > > > > oven. As he looked > > > > into > > > > > > the > > > > > > cup > > > > > > > > > > > > he noted that the water was > > not > > > > boiling, but instantly > > > > the > > > > > > water > > > > > > > > > > > > in the cup "blew up" into his > > > > face. The cup remained > > > > intact > > > > > > until > > > > > > > > > > > > he threw it out of his hand > > but > > > > all the water had flew > > > > > out > > > > > > into > > > > > > > > his > > > > > > > > > > > > face due to the build up of > > > > energy. > > > > > > > > > > > > His whole face is blistered > > and > > > > he has first and second > > > > > > degree > > > > > > > > > > > > burns to his face that may > > > leave > > > > scarring. He also may > > > > > have > > > > > > lost > > > > > > > > > > > > partial sight in his left > > eye. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > While at the hospital, the > > > doctor > > > > who was attending to > > > > him > > > > > > stated > > > > > > > > > > > > that this is a fairly common > > > > occurrence and water > > > > (alone) > > > > > > should > > > > > > > > > > > > never be heated in a > > microwave > > > > oven. If water is heated > > > > in > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > > > > > manner, something should be > > > > placed in the cup to diffuse > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > energy such as a wooden > > stirrer > > > > stick / spoon, tea bag, > > > > > > etc. It > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > > > > however a much safer choice > > to > > > > boil the water in a > > > > kettle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NOTE: Subsequently on reviewing > > > the > > > > above I have > > > > consulted > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > > > > set of Microwave Operation > > > > Instructions and under the > > > > > > heading > > > > > > > > > > > > Liquids it states: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Liquids that have been heated > > > by > > > > Microwave can suddenly > > > > > > erupt. > > > > > > > > > > > > This is due to layers heated > > to > > > > higher temperatures being > > > > > > trapped > > > > > > > > > > > > under the surface. To avoid > > > this > > > > happening to any > > > > liquid, > > > > > > e.g., > > > > > > > > > > > > coffee, custard, gravy, etc.: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1) Stir the liquid thoroughly > > > > before heating in the > > > > > > microwave. > > > > > > > > > > > > 2) Stir the liquid at least > > > twice > > > > during the heating > > > > time. > > > > > > > > > > > > 3) Stir the liquid again at > > the > > > > end. NEVER OVERHEAT > > > > > > LIQUIDS. > > > > > > > > > > > > 4) Always use a suitable > > sized > > > > container, at least > > > > > > one-third > > > > > > > > larger, > > > > > > > > > > > > than the volume of liquid to > > be > > > > heated. 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