Unwise Microwave Experiment

Nice this was a very good video. 6 out of 5. if it was possible..

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basically i was just agreeing with you on the fact that it is kinda dangerous to do, and if you do WEAR SAFETY GLASSES FOLKS. if i hadnt had my safety glasses on at work i would probably be blind by now, but i do have to get pretty close to the bottles when i am inspecting them. very cool video by the way. i had no idea that u could do that .

> pre heating

Oh, I thought you meant the non-annealed shapes. Definitely hazardous during preheating. It helps to have some lampwork experience. I find that broad sections of thin beer bottles are somewhat forgiving, but haven't tried thicker glass. I've always been paranoid, and torched a wide area for a long time before daring to make that small hotspot. Assume that glass will fly, so do it with goggles, w/bottle deep inside the oven, with observers far back until the door is closed.

i wasnt talking about after the bottle has a hole in it. i was referring to pre heating the bottle with the torch. and as far as the bottle exploding, it is more of a quick pop, but will send shards out when it does. not trying to ruffle your feathers there buddy

> likely explode

Nope. Try it. A bottle with a huge freaking hole in it is not "a bottle," and the distorted glass is so stressed that it almost always shatters. If it doesn't, poke it with a screwdriver first.

i would not recommend anyone trying this. you are screwing around with the annealing of the bottle. and when you do this the bottle may only break, but it will more than likely explode violently. and if it does and your face is anywhere near it and you dont at least have a pair of safety glasses on,guess what. can anyone say permanent blindness. believe me when i tell you this. i know i work with unannealed bottles every day when i am checking the bottles i make for defects.

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