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    Comically enough, many spoons put in the microwave would be fine. Not recommending you try it, but the issue comes from arcs. And spoons don't have areas where arcs can occur naturally, like a fork.

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      Comically enough, many spoons put in the microwave would be fine. Not recommending you try it, but the issue comes from arcs. And spoons don't have areas where arcs can occur naturally, like a fork.

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      It also depends on the condition of the nickel plating. Scratched up cheap stainless would probably arc.

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        Don't try this at home.

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          Don't try this at home.

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          Try it outside in your backyard.

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            It also depends on the condition of the nickel plating. Scratched up cheap stainless would probably arc.

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            I'm lazy and don't use tik tok, but from what I've seen when my spouse is on there this would make an interesting tik tok channel (is that what they are called?). Spoon Spark, where someone collects a shit ton of spoons and people take their guess on whether or not they'll spark or even start a fire. Maybe get different power levels of microwaves to increase to throughout the tournament.

            The E-Waste Arc Spark competition.

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              Comically enough, many spoons put in the microwave would be fine. Not recommending you try it, but the issue comes from arcs. And spoons don't have areas where arcs can occur naturally, like a fork.

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              The contact points between the spoons will heat up and may melt or spark.

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                Make the foil spiky to be on the safe side

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                  Comically enough, many spoons put in the microwave would be fine. Not recommending you try it, but the issue comes from arcs. And spoons don't have areas where arcs can occur naturally, like a fork.

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                  https://youtu.be/OyTmJX_TC84

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                    It also depends on the condition of the nickel plating. Scratched up cheap stainless would probably arc.

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                    To my understanding, the arcing is caused by hard edges. E.g. all the elections could be at the end of a fork's tines, and EM field forces them to jump to another tine instead of going through the root of the fork.

                    Since spoons are rounded, they don't need to jump. I don't think the material plays much of a role in arcing other than providing resistance. They would heat up, but they'd melt before they arc. Still, they can arc from one spoon to another spoon when there multiple spoons close enough.

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                      The contact points between the spoons will heat up and may melt or spark.

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                      You mean like a spoon on a glass or ceramic plate? That seems unlikely.

                      There is even companies that make glass/stainless steel lids for their microwave safe containers. So the lids won't warp like the plastic ones do and have to be thrown away

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                        https://youtu.be/OyTmJX_TC84

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                        Yeah I know it uses waves towards the center but they are throughout the microwave, yet people don't questions the holes in the metal siding, which are metal circles. So if arcing was an issue on smooth sutfaces, it should happen there as well.

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                          To my understanding, the arcing is caused by hard edges. E.g. all the elections could be at the end of a fork's tines, and EM field forces them to jump to another tine instead of going through the root of the fork.

                          Since spoons are rounded, they don't need to jump. I don't think the material plays much of a role in arcing other than providing resistance. They would heat up, but they'd melt before they arc. Still, they can arc from one spoon to another spoon when there multiple spoons close enough.

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                          Absolutely. It’s far more likely with a fork, but deep enough or well placed scratches/gouges on a spoon could create the condition.

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                            You mean like a spoon on a glass or ceramic plate? That seems unlikely.

                            There is even companies that make glass/stainless steel lids for their microwave safe containers. So the lids won't warp like the plastic ones do and have to be thrown away

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                            No, he means that the small points will arch electicity, leading to more stuff

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                              I'm lazy and don't use tik tok, but from what I've seen when my spouse is on there this would make an interesting tik tok channel (is that what they are called?). Spoon Spark, where someone collects a shit ton of spoons and people take their guess on whether or not they'll spark or even start a fire. Maybe get different power levels of microwaves to increase to throughout the tournament.

                              The E-Waste Arc Spark competition.

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                              That's so stupid. But also quite interesting lol

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                                Absolutely. It’s far more likely with a fork, but deep enough or well placed scratches/gouges on a spoon could create the condition.

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                                It's unlikely period. Electroboom did a video on it and had one hell of a hard time getting any metal to arc in the microwave, even balled up aluminum foil.

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                                  It's unlikely period. Electroboom did a video on it and had one hell of a hard time getting any metal to arc in the microwave, even balled up aluminum foil.

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                                  Well that just doesnt make sense, theres only been a couple times ive accidentally put metal in a microwave, but i knew it immediately when i did. I wonder if theyve made changes to the way they function.

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                                    https://youtu.be/OyTmJX_TC84

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                                    Yep, I have microwaved plenty of tea and coffee with the spoon in it.

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                                      Yep, I have microwaved plenty of tea and coffee with the spoon in it.

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                                      Spoon or not, I'm told this is a sin.

                                      Perhaps including silver purifies the act.

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                                        What's those balls on the plate?

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                                          What's those balls on the plate?

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                                          Ligma balls

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