>From: "Peter McWilliams" >Subject: microwave exploding; author, too >Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 01:34:29 -0800 >X-Mozilla-Status: 8001 >X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > >It seems the woman whose name is at the bottom of the exploding microwave >water is real, and she's reaching the boiling point herself. > >Enjoy, > >Peter > > > >I forwarded the caution message to the Society for Effective Lessons > >Learned Sharing list server on 1/13/2000. Apparently the list server > >members across the Department of Energy complex forwarded my message with > >my name and phone number to every person on the planet. > > > >To the best of my knowledge the information in the email caution is > >accurate. I have no further information regarding the individuals or > >accident described in the first part of the message. If you would like a > >technical explanation of how/why the problem can occur, please contact Rick > >Wood at 505 665 3883. Rick, who is a scientist here at Los Alamos National > >Laboratory, authored the paragraph about nucleation points. > > > >The Urban Legends website at http://www.snopes.com/index.html indicates > >that this phenomenon can occur although such a violent reaction is rare. > > > >If possible I would appreciate it if you could send this update to the > >people who sent it to you so they stop forwarding it with my contact > >information as I am receiving dozens of calls and emails a day. If you > >forward the caution message please remove my name and phone number. Thank >you. > > > > > > > > > >================================================================ > >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: