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How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Mactel
Date: July 09, 2008 01:17AM
I just nuked some soup and when I popped it in the microwave a tiny sugar ant was running around on the bottom of the bowl. When I took the bowl out he was still running around. How do these little buggers survive?
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: mikebw
Date: July 09, 2008 01:24AM
Just be glad it didn't make him stronger or split him into two more ants.
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: freeradical
Date: July 09, 2008 01:27AM
It's a mystery to me too!

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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Mike Johnson
Date: July 09, 2008 01:51AM
I already explained it once.

Inside your microwave, there is a pattern of hot and cold spots. That's because the microwaves are, well, waves inside a fixed space. And they're long waves, too, 12 cm wavelength being common. Take the carousel out of your microwave and put in a shallow tray of sugar. Cook it on high and you'll see where the hot spots are.

Microwaves have turntables to keep the food moving so they cook evenly.

An ant can navigate through the cold spots and stay safe. It helps that they're so small, with very little fat or water to them. Put a thousand ants in your microwave and put it on high and you will see them quickly leave hot spots for cold.

They do get agitated, because the moisture in the air heats up, and even the ones that live probably get too warm for comfort. As far as I know, ants respond to danger by scrambling rather than sitting still, so they go crazy in a microwave.


That's a lot of pesto.
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Lux Interior
Date: July 09, 2008 06:20AM
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Mike Johnson
I already explained it once.

Yeah! You want another black eye?
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Jimmypoo
Date: July 09, 2008 06:36AM
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Mike Johnson
I already explained it once.

Really? I still don't understand it. Could you try one more time and speak slower?
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Glued
Date: July 09, 2008 07:11AM
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Jimmypoo
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Mike Johnson
I already explained it once.

Really? I still don't understand it. Could you try one more time and speak slower?

HE NEEDS TO RESPOND IN ALL CAPS SO I CAN HEAR HIM.
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Jimmypoo
Date: July 09, 2008 07:20AM
You know what?? We doesn't has to call him Johnson!
We can call him Mike, or we can call him Mikey, or we
can call him Johnny or we can call him Grouchy, or we
can call him MikeJ, or we can call him MJ................
but we doesn't hafta call him Johnson!
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Lux Interior
Date: July 09, 2008 07:29AM
SHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!1!

I CAN'T HEAR HIM!!!!
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Jimmypoo
Date: July 09, 2008 07:41AM
If you people would get serious about microwaving ants, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY COOL SPOTS!


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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: The UnDoug
Date: July 09, 2008 08:43AM
What I wanna know (and maybe Mike Johnson has already answered this, too), is why you left an ant on a bowl of soup if you saw it before you started the microwave. Just for the sake of science? ;-)
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Dennis R
Date: July 09, 2008 10:11AM
Thanks for getting this attack started!

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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: TheCaber
Date: July 09, 2008 10:26AM
THEM!

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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: space-time
Date: July 09, 2008 11:32AM
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The UnDoug
What I wanna know (and maybe Mike Johnson has already answered this, too), is why you left an ant on a bowl of soup if you saw it before you started the microwave. Just for the sake of science? ;-)


maybe he likes "organic" food? LOL!!!
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Mike Johnson
Date: July 09, 2008 11:33AM
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Jimmypoo
Really? I still don't understand it. Could you try one more time and speak slower?

I can try, but it won't make you any smarter.


That's a lot of pesto.
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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: freeradical
Date: July 09, 2008 12:29PM
Such a serious topic... thumbs up smiley



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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: Jimmypoo
Date: July 09, 2008 12:43PM
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Dennis R
Thanks for getting this attack started!


Are these guys related at all?

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Re: How is it that ants survive in the microwave?
Posted by: karsen
Date: July 09, 2008 03:52PM
Why are you microwaving ants?


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I apologize
Posted by: Mike Johnson
Date: July 10, 2008 12:29AM
Sorry, everybody. I was in a foul mood and should have known better than to take it out on y'all.


That's a lot of pesto.
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