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Subject: What happens when you heat an object which is on fire in a microwave?

Date: Thu Apr 6 10:08:10 2000
Posted by Casey Dougal
Grade level: 10-12 School: Vallivue High school
City: Caldwell State/Province: Idaho Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 955033690.Ph
Message:

When I lit some toothpicks on fire and then heated them in a micro wave, 
electricity started going up and down the toothpicks.  I think that this 
has something to do with ball lightening or plasmoids, but I don't know.


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