2007-02-13 05:01:18 · 7 answers · asked by clueless 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Pressure builds up as it is heated. And other foodstuff will burst too. Try a potato. But not in MY microwave. :)
2007-02-13 05:04:25 · answer #1 · answered by Meg W 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When something liquid like the inside of the egg (the yolk) is heated, it wants to expand. The shell causes pressure to build up inside until the force to blow it apart is greater than the shell's force holding it together.
2007-02-13 13:12:27 · answer #2 · answered by Justin P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am just making wild guesses here, but maybe the yolk of the egg is covered by a very thin membrane, which, when it is microwaved (and the yolk expands) bursts?
Actually, I have no idea at all, ignore that.
2007-02-13 13:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by HP 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
microwave cook from the inside out . Meaning that the fluid gets hot and expands . Where as radiant heat heats from the outside in .
2007-02-13 13:09:37 · answer #4 · answered by Bobbo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when it is heated gases inside it expands.
2007-02-14 11:25:34 · answer #5 · answered by Honey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
expansion of albumin inside it causes the shell to break
as the shell is made of calcium carbonate it breaks easily
2007-02-14 00:16:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why half filled water becomes full cube in ice tray?
2007-02-13 13:46:42 · answer #7 · answered by pankaj s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋