METAL in MICROWAVE Oven Is NOT That Dangerous

Thanks to Ali Humaydan for bringing the idea to my attention! One more item off my list, and I didn't kill the microwave oven in the process either! Nguyen - Nguyen! (look up the pronunciation)

Ah yes ElectroBOOM: doing the things we weren’t supposed to do as kids, but he can do because he’s a ‘professional’

I've never seen a man be so mad about his microwave not exploding.

That’s weird because I remember microwaves 20-30 years ago going crazy with arcs when you forgot a spoon in the bowl or didn’t take all the foil off whatever you put in there maybe they somehow improved them.

ElectroBOOM casually gets angrier that his microwave isn't exploding in his face

You need an older microwave for the real magic. Those new ovens have power limiters to prevent a high SWR situation from damaging the magnetron. When it detects a high SWR it turns the TXP down from 1200 watts to like 500 watts. Also metal that is at length of any of the wavelengths sweet spots (1/4, 1/2 wave etc.) and can hold the RF power in watts then you wont get much and this is because the metal is considered a tuned antenna and the SWR will not drive up much. What you should have done was put a CD in there

I like how when trying to replicate it you had a lot of problems, everyone that had this kind of accident got it first try

As an EE myself, I have still wondered why a steel rack was ok. I could not reconcile it in my mind. Loved your presentation. Very funny and entertaining. Thanks.

I have never seen a more patient person to wait 30 seconds for the microwave

I love that this is the safest experiment you've done on this channel while doing something that everyone was told was the worst thing possible lol

Next upload: "ElectroBOOM on why it isn't dangerous to put a fork in a toaster"

Wonderful editing, fun video. Thanks, Electroboom.

A lot of the new digital microwaves have a grill option and they are metal resistant, try on the old microwaves to put some metal and you will see the real danger

"I've never been so disappointed in the lack of arcs." -Mehdi 2021

Every year my wife brings out the Christmas dinner plates with gold designs on them and every year I arc them out forgetting. It’s a Christmas tradition!

I have arcs on the plates and cups with gold painting on them, mostly old ones, partially scratched. Also the magnetite sand does the strong effect.

Watching this dude run these tests is making my anxiety sky rocket! lol

I've never seen a microwave this clean, I'm so impressed

When I was stationed in Iraq, one of our local national interpreters would heat up cans of soup in the microwave. One day I caught him, and told him you're not supposed to do that. He said he'dbeen doing it for months lol. I guess there was really nothing wrong with it now

That was fun. It is such misconception and you are a brave exploring this idea making clear boundaries as to what is safe and what is not. Thanks