Marks Daily Apple

1. 

   damnregistering
   Member

   Basically I put frozen crab in microwave and it started instantly sparking. Could this be because of high mercury contents or something else?

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
2. 

   OnTheBayou
   Member

   Ha ha ha ha!

   Oh, lordy! I laughed hard because it seems that some food or containers inexplicably spark in the micro.

   Weird science!

   Don't be so paranoid. Enjoy your crab.

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
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   damnregistering
   Member

   Yes, some food and containers can create sparks if they have conducting materials. The only explanation i can come up is a high mercury content in the crab.

   I surely will enjoy my crab but I would like to hear the explanation behind this.

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
4. 

   Hello Kitty
   Member

   Dang, I thought this was going to be a recipe for "crab sparks". I couldn't wait to find out what they were! Oops...

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
5. 

   kuno1chi
   Member

   I once set my microwave on fire reheating fried clams, but I think that was a whole different dealio.
   :-(

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
6. 

   lil_earthmomma
   Member

   Grapes also spark in the microwave and it has nothing to do with mercury! That's actually a myth that circulates around the internet ever so often.

   Check this out about grapes sparking:

   http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/dec97/882909591.Ph.r.html

   Oh ya, and don't try this at home kids, unless you want to buy a new microwave! lol

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
7. 

   Geoff
   Member

   Best sparking I ever got from a microwave was when I 'waved a CD just to make a point to my radio station's staff.

   If you trust the FDA, crab has some of the lowest level of mercury of any sea creatures.

   http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/Seafood/FoodbornePathogensContaminants/Methylmercury/ucm115644.htm

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
8. 

   VanillaSpice
   Member

   I've had frozen broccoli spark in the microwave, to the point of little burn marks! I figured it was the ice crystals. Maybe this explains it?:
   http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/trivia2.html#icy

   If this is to be believed, then the crabs are full of minerals. I started rinsing my frozen brocc in warm water before nuking and had better results.

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
9. 

   lbd
   Member

   Who microwaves grapes?

   Posted 1 week ago #
10. 

    Raphael S.
    Member

    LOL

    Posted 1 week ago #
11. 

    Baglady
    Member

    rotflmao.......

    Posted 1 week ago #
12. 

    lil_earthmomma
    Member

    Hee hee, I was thinking the same thing lbd!

    Posted 1 week ago #

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