-How does a microwave heat food?
-The secret that the ant survived! If you avoid the heat, you won't die.
On a weekend afternoon, James, which was doing homework, suddenly became hungry. After thinking about it, I decided to heat up the leftover pizza yesterday.
Put a slice of pizza in a container in the microwave for about 30 seconds, and as soon as you're about to take it out! James witnessed an incredible sight. Surprisingly, there is an ant in the microwave. And it's alive.
How could an ant survive in a microwave without dying?
How does a microwave heat up food?
Microwave oven to heat up all the food in minutes by pressing the switch! Complete the steaming hot food without fire. This all-around cooker heats food on a different principle than a regular gas stove.
Unlike a gas stove that heats food by heating it with a gas stove, a microwave oven uses a microwave wave to heat food.
What is a microwave? It is one of the various radio waves classified according to wavelengths, and it is a short radio wave that is 1mm to 1m long. Air, glass, paper, etc. pass through, reflect in gold, and absorbent in food and water.
Microwave can reach food in several directions through a microwave oven. It meets the water molecules in the food and creates heat and cooks the food evenly. Therefore, all foods with moisture are cooked well by microwave.
"Let's heat the ants in the microwave from now on?"
A host who was filming a program on the popular U.S. TV channel National Geographic makes an unusual suggestion when he enters a store that sells super king-sized hamburgers.
"I'm going to show you a simple experiment. If you think it's worth it, can you give me a burger for free?" The staff was happy to say yes.
Then the host said, "I'm going to put the ants in the microwave and heat them for 30 seconds. What will happen to ants?" asked a rather absurd question. The staff said, "It's going to die," and "It's going to be on fire." Such a poor ant was trapped in a microwave and in danger of being sacrificed.
But the results were not as expected. After 30 seconds, the ant was alive and well without a scratch. The employees exclaimed at the incredible result. The host shrugged as if nothing had happened, and was able to get a free hamburger as promised.
The secret that the ant survived! If you avoid the heat, you won't die.
How did an ant survive 30 seconds in the microwave? The reason is the ant's ability to circumvent the principle of microwave ovens. From now on, I will explain the secret in detail.
As I said before, microwave ovens send waves of waves called microwave to heat food. It hits the opposite wall and reflects to create an egg-shaped waveform. The area where the waveform touches is called the 'heat point', and the temperature in this area is the hottest.
Ants with a larger surface area than their volume have the ability to quickly release heat. So you can withstand a certain amount of heat. Also, the length between the heat point and the heat point is about 6cm. An ant less than one centimeter in size has enough space to avoid heat spots.
So the ants endure a certain amount of heat in the microwave, and when they feel that the spinning plates are getting close to the body, they quickly avoid the heat. That's why I was able to survive without any problems.
But even an ant that can withstand high temperatures can't hold out for more than 30 seconds. So we shouldn't sacrifice innocent ants out of simple curiosity?
