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Title: Make your own plasma
Post by: Brad Johnson on October 20, 2006, 09:32:06 AM
The gaseous kind, not the liquid kind...

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/10/how-to-make-plasma.html

Woud this qualify as "having too much free time"?

Brad

p.s. - if I don't log in tomorrow, call the paramedics. Tell them to look in front of the microwave.
Title: Make your own plasma
Post by: AmbulanceDriver on October 20, 2006, 03:14:48 PM
I've seen a lot of crazy microwave experiments...   If you don't cover the burning match like they did, the plasma *WILL* float up to the top of your microwave.   This does tend to leave scorch marks on your microwave.

There is a couple of guys in Great Britain that have done a lot of crazy experiments like that.  Can't remember the name of their show now though....
Title: Make your own plasma
Post by: Ben on October 20, 2006, 06:42:21 PM
Well, they said, "don't try this at home". They didn't say anything about trying it with the microwave at work Monday morning... Smiley
Title: Make your own plasma
Post by: TMM on October 21, 2006, 05:49:23 AM
That's so cool! anyone know what causes that reaction?

~tmm
Title: Make your own plasma
Post by: AJ Dual on October 21, 2006, 12:04:46 PM
I'm guessing the carbon in the match smoke gets excited by the microwaves.

He also said it's making Nitrous, Nitric (?) oxide or NO2, I know Nitric is the "bad one" but I forget it's formula.

Old CD's for 3 seconds are cool.

Also, a microwave will make flourescent tubes and the argon in incandescent bulbs glow.