Re: Stupid Computer Trick

[lnelson@access1.digex.net (Lee Nelson)]

In article <3mi7t4$gjl@news.blkbox.com>,
Glynne Tolar <gtolar@blkbox.com> wrote:
>Jesse P. Atencio (jesse@dino.gi.alaska.edu) wrote:
>: A Mac user in our User Group showed us a stupid computer trick I think you
>: might want to try out.  He put an outdated and no longer needed CD ROM
>: disc into a microwave and cooked it for approximately 10 seconds.  When he
>: took it out of the microwave, there was a cool fractal pattern design on
>: the disc.  Of course the disc is not useable anymore but it now is a piece
>: of art!
>
>: I do not recommend that you do this, only letting you know what someone
>: else did.  So...experiment at your own risk!  Remember, your CD will be
>: unuseable after this process!
>
>: The recommended cooking time varies from between 3 seconds to 15 seconds
>: depending on the microwave oven.
>
>Depending on the oven and the position of the disc it is possible to 
>damage the magnatron (the tube that makes a microwave oven work).  Just 
>an additional warning.
>

You can avoid damaging the microwave by placing the disk on top of a 
coffee cup filled with water.  You might have to run the oven longer 
though.

My favorite microwave trick is putting a lightbulb in a coffee cup full 
of water and nuking it for 30 - 40 secs.  As the filament heats up 
unevenly it provides a multicolor light show.

Warning:don't try this at home, and if you do, stand back.