This is REALLY offtopic, but weird/funny/practical science.
I went to reheat some food in the Microwave, and there were a couple of ants running around the bottom. Since I lacked the time (and compassion ) to remove them, I nuked the food for 90 seconds (1000w). To my amazement the ants were still running around when I opened the door.
The food wasn't cooked properly, so i cooked for another 60 seconds and the Ants were still fine!!! 150secs of nuke-power should have either killed them, or at least turned them into 18-foot tall man-eating monsters.
I understand the principle of how microwaves work -- radio waves excite water molecules to generate heat (thank you History channel!). But does anybody have a clue how the ants could survive???
Bizzare post, i know, but this is the "off-topic forum".
I went to reheat some food in the Microwave, and there were a couple of ants running around the bottom. Since I lacked the time (and compassion ) to remove them, I nuked the food for 90 seconds (1000w). To my amazement the ants were still running around when I opened the door.
The food wasn't cooked properly, so i cooked for another 60 seconds and the Ants were still fine!!! 150secs of nuke-power should have either killed them, or at least turned them into 18-foot tall man-eating monsters.
I understand the principle of how microwaves work -- radio waves excite water molecules to generate heat (thank you History channel!). But does anybody have a clue how the ants could survive???
Bizzare post, i know, but this is the "off-topic forum".