14 DAY TRIAL // If you're a big fan of frozen food (and if you have a busy work schedule and don't really have all that much time to cook, you probably are), then chances are that you are also quite familiar with microwave ovens.
Ever since the first such kitchen appliances hit the market, their manufacturers have been telling us that it's never OK to stick metal inside them, unless you want to start a fire in your kitchen, maybe even burn down your entire house.
What they've never explained is why it is that, when spinning around in a microwave oven, things whose makeup include metal let out teeny tiny sparks similar to lightings, and why they burst into flames.
The video below, which made it online this past September 16, is here to answer these most pressing questions. Apparently, it all boils down to how metal behaves when exposed to microwaves, which are basically a type of electromagnetic radiation.
Long story short, the microwaves act on the free-moving electrons present by the myriads in metal up to the point where enough heat builds up for an aluminum foil to ignite or a for sparks to occur.
Check out the video below to learn more about how microwaves work and they use electromagnetic radiation to heat up your favorite frozen foods.
