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Why do grapes in a microwave produce plasma?
Some of you may know this experience (Grape + Microwave = Plasma video link):
take a grape that you almost split in two parts, letting just a tiny piece of skin making a link between each half-part.
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Handling halogen lamps
When consulting manuals, electricians, online sources, etc., they always instruct you to handle halogen light bulbs with gloves.
The "explanation" that usually accompanies this statement is that oils ...
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Why does the water rise?
It's a very popular experiment (eg), from elementary school : put a burning candle on a dish filled with water, cover the candle with an inverted glass: after a little while, the candle flame goes ...
