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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Microwaves, can they kill ants?



So i had a bizarre thought just now, as I went to the kitchen and grabbed a hot pocket I went to stick in the microwave and I saw some ants in there then I thought, can ants die if I set this microwave on? It turns out those little buggers survived, how they did it I don't know!

30 Minutes Later...

I have been doing some research and I have found the reason why these little folks lived.
To understand why we must first look at How a Microwave ovens works.
They do not have an even spread on energy throughout the oven caverty, due to the nature of the standing waves produced by the magnetron - The device that produces the microwaves. The Microwaves are channeled to the Oven caverty by a microwave duct in the top of the oven and the concentration of energy comes from it and showers down in a column much the same as water from the shower head in your shower. The standing microwaves excite the molecules of water within the food causing them to vibrate rapidly and collide which produces heat. By using a revolving table your microwave oven passes your food under this invisible shower of energy, overcoming most of the Hot Spots that would be created by this columnised concentration of energy.

As for the ants
1. An an ant is able to sense where the Hot Spots of Energy are and stay where the energy is less concentrated.
2. The ant has a large surface area for its little body mass, so if it does wander into an area where the energy is greater it has time to turn for safety before frying.

Monday, October 4, 2010

THE MAN WITH HALF A PHONE.

I am that man...
This is my phone...
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Yesterday myself and a couple of friends ventured into the Lighthouse beach .. Biscayne.. For a lack of a bathing suit I decided to use these shorts with pockets.. during the barbecue i was using my phone minute after minute on AIM Text and calling.. I suddenly put away my phone and let time pass while munching on a world famous Bubba Burger. Time passes and we decide we're stuffed and we're about ready to hit the beach. Suddenly on the sand racing to the water I managed to make it in 3rd place but at what cost? My phone remained in my pocket as I floated in the water.. I quickly rushed out to save the remains of what is my phone but it is far too late my phone is submerged in not just normal water but saltwater so even when it evaporates salty remains will stay. I figure there's no point in crying over spilled milk so I continue to have fun at the beach... Then I arrive home with a headache that feels as if an 80 pound mallet is smashing my head open. I pop two advils and start the journey to fix my phone (I will not take it to the insurance and have to pay 130 to have those evil blood sucking bastards give me a Piece of Shit Refurbished Phone) I start playing around with Parts from an old broken phone and mix both together with the batterys and the end result of 3 to 4 hours of tinkering around is what you see.. None of my screens worked but I managed to get half a phone working And I decide rather than pay 130 bucks for a phone I'll just buy a new screen and that is what I did. My new screen (Value: $25) should be coming in 3 days depending how fast the seller on ebay wants to ship it.

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