My water service was interrupted the other morning, and I was thirsty, so I took a glass, filled it with ice cubes, and put it in the microwave. I set it for 1 min., it did nothing. I set it for 2 min., it did nothing. What I couldn't understand is that while you could put a cup of water or coffee and set it for 1 min. and have it be boiling hot (even the cup is too hot to touch), the glass of ice (including the glass) is still cold to the touch. I know that if I set it for 4-5 min., it'd melt the ice; I don't understand how it heated liquid so quickly, while not affecting the ice as quickly. I hope that this explains it better. Try it with a glass of ice and check your results.
2007-01-19
00:45:02
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