This episode demonstrates the risks involved with using a microwave oven for things other than its intended purpose. It was based on research from the University of Florida, where research budgets have been cut to favor sports teams, forcing researchers to use equipment they bring from home.
Microwave ovens heat food by getting the water molecules to sing like Christmas carolers; singing is known to keep people warm in the winter. Some people have ruined their microwave ovens by trying to microwave dry sponges, since dry sponges have no water molecules to sing.
After the poor results shown here, Food 411 for One strongly cautions against this technique. It makes sense that the temperatures achieved by microwaving a sponge would sterilize it, but that didn't seem to work here. Due to the repeated power outages and subsequent fire from recording this episode, Food 411 for One was forced to move to a new studio for the next season. Watch and learn:
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