How to Make Plasma in Your Microwave … With a Grape

Published on November 25, 2017
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Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! You’ve probably seen the videos on YouTube turning grapes into fireballs in the microwave. Well, there’s a pretty cool scientific explanation for why a grape is perfect for making plasma.

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Sources:

https://wonders.physics.wisc.edu/measure-the-speed-of-light/
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https://geekswipe.net/science/physics/why-does-microwaving-a-grape-produce-plasma/
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Images:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starsinthesky.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Consumer_Reports_-_Kenmore_microwave_oven.tif
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSDpuFgahKY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dipole_antenna_standing_waves_animation_461x217x150ms.gif

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