I observed the most peculiar thing...

As I cooked my lunch, I was shocked to see a medium-sized roach running around while the microwave was under full power. After the clock came to zero and I opened up the door, I was even more amazed to see that the little guy was still alive. There were no visible signs of damage. Of course what the microwave could not do I did w/ great ease. I heard a faint scrunching sound as I crushed the foul beast. The gooey yellowish-green entrails were a wiped away w/ a fair dose of soap and 1 sheet of Brawny paper towel.

I had always thought the stories of roaches surviving nuclear wars and other radiological catastrophes to be a myth.

So... did you eat it?

I'm hungry.

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Originally posted by CunningLinguist I observed the most peculiar thing... As I cooked my lunch, I was shocked to see a medium-sized roach running around while the microwave was under full power. After the clock came to zero and I opened up the door, I was even more amazed to see that the little guy was still alive. There were no visible signs of damage. Of course what the microwave could not do I did w/ great ease. I heard a faint scrunching sound as I crushed the foul beast. The gooey yellowish-green entrails were a wiped away w/ a fair dose of soap and 1 sheet of Brawny paper towel. I had always thought the stories of roaches surviving nuclear wars and other radiological catastrophes to be a myth.

hmmmm this sounds like a fun little test. How long does it take to kill a cockroach in the microwave???

Damn, this is a very important life changeing question. We must find this out!!!

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Apparently if the world was totally bombarded with nuclear bombs roaches would be one of the only things left alive. They are very resilient towards radiation.

LINKY - PDF *beware*

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Originally posted by AwakenedAddict Apparently if the world was totally bombarded with nuclear bombs roaches would be one of the only things left alive. They are very resilient towards radiation. LINKY - PDF *beware*

yerrr, but d00d, how long do they last in the microwave???????

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is nuclear radiation and microwave energy the same thing?
I dont think it is, but I never took physics

I think if left in a microwave long enuf, the water molecules would become excited so much that they pop/cook just like everything else.

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hehe that is mad.poor aul papa roach

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Originally posted by CunningLinguist I observed the most peculiar thing... As I cooked my lunch, I was shocked to see a medium-sized roach running around while the microwave was under full power. After the clock came to zero and I opened up the door, I was even more amazed to see that the little guy was still alive. There were no visible signs of damage. Of course what the microwave could not do I did w/ great ease. I heard a faint scrunching sound as I crushed the foul beast. The gooey yellowish-green entrails were a wiped away w/ a fair dose of soap and 1 sheet of Brawny paper towel. I had always thought the stories of roaches surviving nuclear wars and other radiological catastrophes to be a myth.

You fucking bastard. Why did you kill it? Burn in hell.

Have some respect for insects which are clearly superior to you. I bet you couldnt survive that much radiation if you were that small.

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Originally posted by j_spot is nuclear radiation and microwave energy the same thing? I dont think it is, but I never took physics

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http://www.gallawa.com/microtech/mwave.html Is Microwave Radiation the Same as Radioactive Radiation? No. There is a very important difference. As illustrated by the frequency spectrum on the right, microwaves used in microwave ovens, similar to microwaves used in radar equipment, and telephone, television and radio communication, are in the non-ionizing range of electromagnetic radiation. Non-ionizing radiation is very different from Ionizing radiation . Ionizing radiation is extraordinarily high in frequency (millions of trillions of cycles per second). It is, therefore, extremely powerful and penetrating. Even at low levels, ionizing radiation can damage the cells of living tissue. In fact, these dangerous rays, have enough energy and intensity to actually change (ionize) the molecular structure of matter. In sufficient doses, ionizing radiation can even cause genetic mutations. As shown on the frequency spectrum, the ionizing range of frequencies includes X-rays, gamma rays, and cosmic rays. Ionizing radiation is the sort of radiation we associate with radioactive substances like uranium, radium, and the fall-out from atomic and thermonuclear explosions. Non-ionizing radiation is very different. Because of the lower frequencies and reduced energy, it does not have the same damaging and cumulative properties as ionizing radiation. Microwave radiation (at 2450 MHz) is non-ionizing, and in sufficient intensity will simply cause the molecules in matter to vibrate, thereby causing friction, which produces the heat that cooks the food.

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Originally posted by Xenocreator_PG_ yerrr, but d00d, how long do they last in the microwave???????

I dunno.. experiment!!

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Wouldn't the water molecules in the roach heat up until it died?

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Originally posted by ShadoWolf Wouldn't the water molecules in the roach heat up until it died?

Probably, but cockroaches don't have very much water in them, plus microwaves don't heat evenly. They produce hot spots and cold spots, and it's probably not that hard for a small bug to avoid the hot spots (for a while anyway).