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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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[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

How does a kettle warm the water more evenly but a microwave doesn’t? When a kettle has it’s heating element only at the bottom but a microwave blasts the entire mass of water with energy because it sits on a rotating plate.

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly because of that.

Hot water moves upwards, and if you heat it from the bottom, you get a more even result than if you blast it from all sides.

[-] manicdave@feddit.uk -1 points 2 weeks ago

Cold water falls to the bottom of a kettle and boils on the bottom. Microwaves can miss the bottom, possibly?

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

Microwaves can miss the bottom, possibly?

Boiling water mixes itself, also: no

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