Match in Microwave

[TheCaledioScope]

0:58 Woah! Awesome!

[cooldaddyjames]

does it ignite an unlit match?

[iplop]

@cooldaddyjames

Not likely.

If you lightly wrapped the head of the match in aluminum foil you may have some luck.

[billytalentrocks345]

Plasma failed in the start :P

[FlorangeRizzle76]

if u want to try this just make sure there is only a few seconds with the match under the jar before u start the microwave, if it is under it to long it will go out do to lack of oxygen

[MrSquashy10]

what happens?

[iplop]

You forgot about the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis :p

[jb828films]

Okk, lets say i dont know much. Explain to me how plasma is the fourth state of matter, and why?

[jb828films]

no, plasma is just a hotter version the gas.

[ubuntututorials]

Uh, please, plasma is the fourth state of matter: energized particles with distinct properties, such as the property of being influenced by magnetic fields.

[liljoe4195]

@jb828films so superheated in fact that the electrons break free of their shells and run wild, which causes light to be formed. fire is plasma. lightning is plasma.

[MarcRevenge]

plasma ball

[Angelos52]

Why can the smoke from a spent match or the steam from a hot grape get excited into plasma and the air that is naturally there can't? Is it because water and CO molecules are naturally polarized?

[formula88]

who cares? it looks cool

[Sirob972]

OMG AT THE END !

[stevan5]

IF YOU READ THIS, try it at home. it dosn't harm your microwave that why the glass is used. but dont let it flare like that for more than like 6 seconds otherwise the pressure becomes so extreme the glass explodes =)

[sabre1994]

This experiment damages your microwave by causing high voltage electrical discharge back into the magnetron.

[xGreenxTigerx]

the poin is, the match under the glass, the fire needs oxygen, wich it cant get when its coverd, in the microwave it keeps burning

[oliviacunningham]

iplop shutup

[xZ3rGxToXiCx]

i agree with 3kliksphilip ppl who dont try things that intrest them ARE the dumbest people.

[Josh1901]

if accidents never happened we wouldn't have rubber tyres ;)

[drummerdustin6]

or non-shattering glass.

[saponedisale]

Plasma spikes?

[Boned2217]

dude u talk too much.Wtf

[rarebanana]

it was only cool when the flashes went on

[redsoxsupafan15]

holy shit!That was frikin hilarious!

[zombieX111222333]

yay plasma

[GHroxs]

lol it hurt my eyes

[7xxDAVIDxx7]

sounds like popcorn at first

[cactusproductions]

it is not plasma it is a electric flare

in grape video it is a corona which is plasma around some thing circular

[Jemlink]

There is plasma in the last 4 seconds of the video, and it collects at the top of the jar, accompanied by the same "buzz" that one can observe while creating "grape plasma".

[DavidNikolich]

FUCK!!!

[p0zz0]

Does that mess up your microwave?

[aoisenshi05]

Not if you're careful the arching doesn't jump to the magnetron in the side of the microwave. Start off with CDs. :)

[p0zz0]

CD's have zero effect on it?

[aoisenshi05]

they shouldn't as long as you're careful the CD is as close to the center as the microwave as possible. i've done it a lot and my microwave still works great!

[nbanbanba1991]

remind me never to come for supper at your place :P

[stevomaster1]

lol

[xXWeStAyYoUnGXx]

umm heartstation, thats called animal cruelty in case you didnt know...not to mention really sick to think about.

[elliotcocofishing]

what happened with the 2 pulses at the end?

[elgrantimmy]

it's plasma; search for "Microwavable Grape Plasma" you'll find some nice videos

[Bugabooie]

ha ha its like a lighthouse light!

[tony714]

whoaaa ! =D

[ShamefulProductions]

I think you're supposed to take the plate out.

[3276246]

omg me to.THERE SCARY!

[Ticimama]

......dude i think i hate microwaves more that I did before. *goes in fetal postion* I don't like microwaves.........please don't ask why....

[matzanni]

LOL!

[Starcoffin]

What the hell???

I love animals and thats just horrable!!!

[HeartStation981]

yeah i'm sorry, I just wanted to type something wierd.

[freeflyonhigh]

that is just wrong, sseeing how someone put my hampster in the freezer and even that was terrible - i cant imagine what would happen in a microwave

actually, i can, and its not a pretty sight

[Iankap99]

why did they do that?

[freeflyonhigh]

he was trying to impress some girls with it... it didnt work out too well

[elite873]

Microwaves are like itty bitty destruction derby cars. IN YOUR OWN HOME!! =D

[iplop]

Awesome! Best comment yet!! =D

[blazer875]

lol XD

[SugarHigh623]

woooooooooh!

that looks funnnn.

[bartman8691]

MICROWAVES ARE AWESOME!

[1CYH0T]

nice pretty colors

[j93063]

is it safe to use the microwave afterwards?

[Kovouz]

microwave a batterie

[redsoxhater2468]

lol it took you a while to light that match

[matt61387]

that wasn't very clear we did that without the glass just a lit toothpick mounted in cardboard

[matt61387]

Uhuh my roommate did it in his microwave a couple times and it is much cooler. Come to think of it we haven't used the microwave since then so I have no idea if it still works.

[miciah]

doing this without a glass of water in there to absorb the excess energy will burn out the magnetron and ruin your microwave permanently

[iplop]

Your right about the glass but there's no water. Without the glass above the candle the plasma will literally burn out your magnetron. Not from too much draw, rather the plasma will seek out the place with the highest density of microwaves.

[togepipipi]

how did the ending flash happen?

[charliec81]

Unless I am wrong, theoretically, that last flash was th result of plasma.

No, I'm not joking; you can make plasma in your microwave. Check youtube for the other vids. I ned to confirm this with wikipedia, and some real physicists for proof, but the theory is there; microwaves work by radiation, magnets are involved, and the heating done is actually at a very high temperature, but from the inside.

[LokiClock]

Fire is plasma as it is, it just moves it to the higher grade such as one gets from a plasma ball or lightning.

[charliec81]

You know, that fact has been disputed by some scientists, but I'm inclined to believe you as fire is a very unusual and unique phenomena. Those scientists like to label it as simply combustion, but that doesn't say much. The only problem  is fire's apparent lack of electricial conductivity, but that's another issue.

[CidSilverWing]

Holy shit! XD

[annoyingbabe6579]

The end was soooooooo cool!

[CaseHa]

finally someone did it right and didn't have glass explode

[emuchick001]

ooo that was kool!!!!

[rolfeijg]

What was happening at the end?

[ummmwhat039]

it was turning into plasma

[rbj2001]

PLAAAAAASSSMMMAAAAAAA

[TheSonicGod]

No, no, no...

Hadoiken!

Waitaminute... nm. :p

[PiratesOfGarwood]

Whoah! Why did the spaks go to the top?

[dekajay]

Cool. Yay for plasma! xD

[GMANinGA250]

hmm! that was pretty cool! i didn't think that that would happen! microwaves work off of vibrating water molecules to produce heat (correct me if i'm wrong!) i think, so please, explain to me why this happens? (don't be afraid to use big words..)

[papillonsk]

You are absolutely right about how the microwaves heat food. They excite water molecules into another vibrational mode. However, all light transfers energy to whatever absorbs it. Inside a microwave oven, there is a high flux of microwaves and a lot of available energy. When the gas, which is created by the smoke of the match gets even more excited (by the transference of energy via microwaves) it becomes a plasma, or is ionized.

[GMANinGA250]

ahhh! thanks so much!

[papillonsk]

That glow that we see is the excited gas emitting light in the visible regime after the atoms drop from a higher energy state.

[angelM409]

wow that was pretty kool! i didn't think it was going to do that!

[Pughugger]

WATCH OUT WE'RE GONNA DIE ITS HOTTER THEN THE SUN OMFG... lol

[snugrome]

no it is not

[Pughugger]

haha good job nerdz =P i cant understand science cuz i get bored even before reading something

[Ez2nV168]

next time put a bottle of gas in the with a sos pad thats funnier. make sure to film it.

[CiarraDawn2]

That Is Fucking sweeeeeeeet!

[Pughugger]

impossible that its most hotter then the skin of the sun... or even the microwave would burn... and if it would get out we woud all dies.. imagine the sun is like millions of kilometers away.. if its like some meters we will die..

[stephenswickedcool]

if destroying the world was that fucking easy we would be all dead you tard. also lightning strikes are like 6 times hotter than the sun so everytime that strikes i guess humanity dies too.

[theedwardianx]

I love how retards try to understand science. nice try pughugger - but that's not quite how it works.

The sun's made out of A plasma, formed through hydrogen fusion. The plasma you see in the microwave is merely fire in an excited state.

[diddlingdoom]

the skin of the sun is about as hot as its core. read a book.

[RetroChump]

Oh my god. That was wicked fucking sweet.

[denimashley]

iplop, put a battery in the microwave and start it.. go on, i dare you

[heatherandstefs]

what type of battery?

[jakkblood]

wait wait wait,did you light a match...with a match?

lol

[Stormchaser2be]

the last time i did this...we had to get our kitchen rebuilt...but id still do it again lol..it was awesome...b4 it exploded anyway...

[poopoopants111]

that's awesome. i'm going to try this with my friends LOL

probably not...

but how do you do it anyway?

[jordosarah]

thats awsome!!

[hotterdonna]

does this damage a microwave?

[senatornapkin]

kinda i tried it once, needless to say i'm only gonna do it once

[IronmanSeventeen]

Well, it's a freball which burns hotter than the skin of the sun, so it could burn out the magnetron and cause a meltdown.

[BeauParties]

Are you sure your sources are correct?

The temperature at the surface of the sun is about 5,600 degrees Celcius.

[iplop]

It's definately not as hot as the surface of the sun. I did all sorts of stupid things with the plasma before I got bored of it. One time I roasted a walnut with the plasma. It didn't taste very good. = / (No, I don't have cancer yet.)

By the way, what type of battery? I don't think an alkaline battery would do much. A li^+/- battery may do something but those are expensive.

[stephenswickedcool]

if destroying the world was that fucking easy we would be all dead you tard. also lightning strikes are like 6 times hotter than the sun so everytime that strikes i guess humanity dies too.

[Lucied5]

not directly. The only real way you can damage a microwave with this is if you do not put glass on top of it. If you just let it sit out the fireball will touch the top of the microwave, burning it.

[ancid2453]

SWEEET

[Lolbroek01]

OMG at the end that was LOL

[PrettyandPreppy13]

oh dear

[ghuegel]

You know, the match doesn't need to be lit, just burned. Notice in this video that the fire is dead prior to the light show. It makes this easier to do too... just burn the match first and take your time.

[iplop]

Yep, your right. I've done this with a coal (the kind you would use in a grill) and that worked as well.

The reason the setup pictured in the video didn't work too well is because at the time I didn't know where the hot spots were in the microwave.

[EdMajinLee199999]

dude, whatever was happening at the end was SWEET!

[whonelly1220]

that is plasma being formed, there are better videos of the same thing, this one did not provide enough air to fuel the flame

[iplop]

Yep, you're right. This was the first time that I tried this experiment. Afterwards I tweaked my setup to the point where the glass filled up half way with plasma. The plasma would stay in the jar for as long as I had the microwave on as well.

Also, recently I put my plasma globe in the microwave. That was pretty cool. I may post a video of it.

[0xDD]

Can't wait to see thet new video =)

[DerWaffel]

There were bottlecaps holding the jar up.

[KingofKlubs]

Why was the flame still burning when logcaly it should have suffocated once it had used up all the oxygen? Can someone fill me in on the inticacies of microwave radiation in relation to fire suffocation or am I not alone in my confusion?

[sk8ngisFuN]

yes its confusing i didnt understand it either, and im uploading a video soon

[UkeaOP]

I think it has to do with the extreme heat its is undergoing. not sure however. Please excuse my ENglish

[SorceressKyrsty]

well SORRY, i forgot to say i thought your movie was kwl didn't i? well, id rather not take risks with chain letters, ty very much!

[videoCWK]

Oh fuck I read it, I'm going to die now

[bobbill4321]

wow how nice

[pondroo]

just to know,NO2 is toxic,and that's why is this type of fun is not really healthy:), but N2O is known as laguhing-gas...it is one of the "drugs",which are legal everywhere on this planet:P

[iplop]

Just looked it up. Nitrous Dioxide is the byproduct. That stinks because it's useless.

[iplop]

^

So does the reaction produce nitrous dioxide(NO2) or nitrous oxide(N2O)? I'm confused. = /

[coviekiller5]

By the way the creation of plasma leads to NO2 otherwise known as Nitrous Oxide, a toxic gas, so don't breath it in. Oh and light bulbs work well in the micro to.

[KazexHane]

Wow... That's freaky! xDDD +faves

[flyers1kak]

u know thats really gonna mess u up if u inhale that which u prob already did

[iplop]

I'm fairly certain that the sulfur had already been combusted by the time I started the microwave. I really hope I would notice it if there was sulfuric acid in the air. On another note, after I shot this video I did the same thing only I used molten lead. That did create allot of smoke. Needless to say I turned on the microwave vent and ran out of the house.

[flyers1kak]

i was just kidding about that but good job not breathin whatever that stuff is in

[Eriksz]

Dude what was happening?

[iplop]

There's a bit of debate on that issue. I don't know what leads up to the reaction but I do know that plasma is the result.

[d5496]

dude, put alot in there! haha