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xkcd #3022: Making Tea (xkcd.com)

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No, of course we don't microwave the mug WITH the teabag in it. We microwave the teabag separately.

https://explainxkcd.com/3022/

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Brother it takes 3 minutes to boil water in the microwave. I have done this without fail.

It cools down much faster though. Not sure how that works.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It doesn't cool down faster. That makes no sense.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Listen I can't prove it, but I swear on my mother it does

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

It may appear that way if it was unevenly heated, causing pockets of boiling water surrounded by comparatively cool water. This would make it look like it's boiling, but then, when mixed, it is then much cooler than if heated by a kettle that relies on convection to mix the water.

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