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xkcd #3022: Making Tea (xkcd.com)

submitted 1 year ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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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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[–] RupeThereItIs@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok, but, why is microwaved water any different the water warmed in a kettle?

This seems like a pointless thing to get worked up over.

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Went to see Randall doing his book promo and being interviewed by Matt Parker (in the UK) recently and this was his exact position on it

The audience were not on his side 😆

[–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In my experience you won't actually boil water in the microwave because it takes an eternity so you end up with tea in "warm" water instead. Or apparently some people also put the tea bag in the microwave ¯\_(ツ)_/¯