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(2001/09/19) Disclaimer: I’m not recommending you put a CD into a microwave. CDs may contain metals that will cause your microwave to arc, destroying the microwave emitter (see cautions about metal objects in the manual for your microwave). Don’t try this at home. Better yet, don’t try this at all. The basic process is, take a disc that you don’t want anymore, and put it shiny-side-up on something like a coffee mug so it’s nowhere near the top, bottom, or sides of the microwave. (Actually, you may want to leave it right-side-up if the disc doesn’t have a label, because the foil is closest to the top of the CD.) I’m told it is important to put something in the cup to be on the safe side, so fill it most of the way with water. Try to center it in the microwave. Turn off the lights. Program the microwave for a 5-second burst on “high”, and watch the fireworks. Performing this operation on replicated CDs results in blue sparks that dance along the CD, leaving fractal-ish patterns etched in
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