If you wrapped a filled water balloon in aluminum foil, would the water ever heat up inside a microwave?
So as you may know, microwaves work by agitating water molecules in food (or anything with water) using electromagnetic waves.
This motion generates heat, and that's how your leftovers get warmed up.
Now, if you've got a water balloon in there, it's full of water, so normally, you'd think it'd get hot.
But here's the twist: the aluminum foil.
Aluminum foil is a metal, and metals and microwaves are not buddies. Metal reflects microwaves, so the waves wouldn’t really get to the water inside the balloon.
Instead, the foil would act like a shield, keeping the microwaves from heating the water effectively.
Putting metal in a microwave is generally a no-no. It can cause sparks and even a fire because the microwaves cause electric currents in the metal, leading to those scary sparks.
So, while the water in the balloon might not heat up much, you could end up with a light show you didn't bargain for.
A water balloon in aluminum foil and microwaving it isn’t going to give you hot water.
More likely, it’ll give you a microwave in need of repair.
Source: Some or all of the content was generated using an AI language model
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