2006-12-21 06:07:35 · 14 answers · asked by JOHN Y 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Can i just add i am not a sick idiot and I do not plan to try it, or recomend you should. Its a serious question.
2006-12-21 06:15:06 · update #1
Forget that lot, heres a serious answer..
No, mice cant survive the dreaded microwave, However if you try it with a 8oo watt microwave, they last for about 15 secs before starting to cook. Mice dont taste too bad when cooked. Bit earthy, with a hint of rat leg thrown in, but put plenty of pepper on the dish and you will hardly notice
2006-12-21 11:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by pop c 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Microwave is an electromagnetic wave which has a long wavelength but a small energy with extremely high frequency. The energy of the microwave cannot excite an electron from the ground state to excited state energy level as UV light does. Microwave induce an alternating electric field. And if the material which is exposed to microwave is a polar material like water it tries to allign itself with this field. This generates heat and rotating molecules collide other molecules and make them move as well.
Simply, if the material includes water, then it will start to get heated. If this is a living being it will get burned to death from inside. Most living beings have water in their cells so mice will certainly die. An ant probably includes less water than a mouse so it will survive for longer but it will also die eventually
2006-12-21 07:12:15 · answer #2 · answered by Bilge Khan 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Microwaves work by agitating water molecules, causing them to vibrate, creating friction, creating heat. Since mice are mostly water, there internal organs will heat to very high level, potentialy boiling. Since the brain is mostly water, it would heat very quickly, causing a quick death for the mouse in question, but you still shouldn't do it.
2006-12-21 06:14:33 · answer #3 · answered by Matt 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No they can't. Microwaves work by heating up anything that contains water molecules. As this includes mice they will be heated. All living organisms, including mice, die when heated.
I had a friend who microwaved his hamster when he was a kid. It survived for around a minute. He was sad.
2006-12-21 06:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Depends on how long. Radiation will kill them, but short enough exposure will not have too big an effect. If the mouse does not die immediately, it could still end up getting cancer later as a result.
I never heard about ants, but I would expect microwaving them would kill them if you set it long enough. It might be bad for your microwave, though, cause you are not supposed to run them empty or nearly empty.
2006-12-21 06:13:25 · answer #5 · answered by computerguy103 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Mice can be microwaved but ants are too small that they don't get hit by waves therefore they survive.
2006-12-21 06:19:21 · answer #6 · answered by lanisoderberg69 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
How can this be a serious question ? Sorry kid you are just being defensive because your question is not only frivolous but sick.
2006-12-21 06:52:43 · answer #7 · answered by malta1943 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
mice can survive for about 1 and a half mins
ants can survive 3 mins
a rubber chicken however melts within 1 min
2006-12-21 06:12:19 · answer #8 · answered by mummy to thomas n summer 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No they cant you sick idiot. Now I hope you'll skip the experiment you had planned and get some professional help.
2006-12-21 06:11:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
This is a sick question asked by an arsehole.
Go and watch the telly or something and give us peace.
2006-12-21 06:11:34 · answer #10 · answered by mcfifi 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋