• KrankyKong@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I don’t, but can I ask why that’s bad? The water gets hot, lol. Are people afraid of the microwaves getting in their water or something?

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      9 months ago

      Because there’s no temperature control and it can explode.

      My kettle will heat water consistently to boiling point every time without going over.

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        9 months ago

        It really takes some very special conditions for that to happen. Every time I’ve boiled water in the microwave it’s always boiled fine just like on the stove.

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          9 months ago

          It takes leaving it in a bit too long and either moving or adding something to your water, it’s not that difficult.

          Third-degree burns aren’t something I’d really want to risk just for some coffee.

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            9 months ago

            I just press the 2 minute button and out comes perfectly hot water every time

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        9 months ago

        No, don’t act like it’s because you’re worried about their safety. It’s clearly just another item Europeans use to condescend towards Americans. Both you and I know it.

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            9 months ago

            The fact that you’re australian barely changes what I said. It changes the least important part. Sorry for the assumption. My bad. The main point still stands though.

            You’re only kidding yourself if you don’t think there’s an air of condescension towards Americans online.

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        9 months ago

        I’ve not heard of this before but I also never boil my water in the microwave since it takes too long. Usually just warning it up (so 1 or 2 minutes depending on what I’m doing)

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      9 months ago

      It is because you might create superheated water, which is not boiling while being above the boiling point. Since it can start boiling at any time, it can be a little dangerous to handle superheated water.

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        9 months ago

        That’s what really happened in Flint, MI. There was no contaminated water, it was only an experiment in public safety to add supplements to the water to prevent the hideous catastrophe of explosive boiling. It will soon be rolled out nationwide