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EmilyU1F984 t1_j6a3ni4 wrote

Reply to comment by WakkaBomb in ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch

Only if you suspend the insect in a vacuum. And don‘t move it.

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WakkaBomb t1_j6aad24 wrote

Mmmm nope. I did it as a science fair project back in the day :P

Blasted fruit flies for a minute and not a single dead one.

Infact: the microwaves are just a little bigger than the holes in the window on the front door.

So pretty much anything smaller than those holes cannot be heated by the microwave oven. (in air)

Obviously if you put it in a cup of water the water is going to boil.

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