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No, of course we don’t microwave the mug WITH the teabag in it. We microwave the teabag separately. https://explainxkcd.com/3022/
minus-square@SkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-26 months agoHow does a kettle warm the water more evenly but a microwave doesn’t? When a kettle has it’s heating element only at the bottom but a microwave blasts the entire mass of water with energy because it sits on a rotating plate.
minus-square@Allero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoExactly because of that. Hot water moves upwards, and if you heat it from the bottom, you get a more even result than if you blast it from all sides.
minus-square@manicdave@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoCold water falls to the bottom of a kettle and boils on the bottom. Microwaves can miss the bottom, possibly?
minus-squarePsychadelligoatlinkfedilinkEnglish7•6 months ago Microwaves can miss the bottom, possibly? Boiling water mixes itself, also: no
How does a kettle warm the water more evenly but a microwave doesn’t? When a kettle has it’s heating element only at the bottom but a microwave blasts the entire mass of water with energy because it sits on a rotating plate.
Exactly because of that.
Hot water moves upwards, and if you heat it from the bottom, you get a more even result than if you blast it from all sides.
Cold water falls to the bottom of a kettle and boils on the bottom. Microwaves can miss the bottom, possibly?
Boiling water mixes itself, also: no