Is boiling water in a microwave dangerous?
Dear Straight Dope: I received the following by E-mail and almost brushed it off as another “net myth,” but then the part at the bottom about the owner’s manual gave it a semblance of reality (at least to me). Can you check it out? I searched your archives and didn’t find a reference. I’m usually wary about stuff forwarded to me by mom since she tends to be a bit naive about all things Internet. If this is “fairly common” as it states, how come in all the years I’ve used a microwave it’s never happened to me or anyone I know and I’ve never heard of it happening? WARNING: WATER IN MICROWAVE I guess I didn’t know this. I heat water in a mug often in the microwave. I never thought of it as being too dangerous. I feel that the following is information that anyone who uses a microwave oven to heat water should be made aware of. About five days ago my twenty-six-year old son decided to have a cup of instant coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something t
