Transcript: What Causes Sparks In The Microwave?

GUY RAZ
NPR Weekend All Things Considered
07-25-2009
What Causes Sparks In The Microwave?

Host: GUY RAZ
Time 19:00-20:00 PM


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GUY RAZ, host:

Even if your sippy cup does leak, it's still easier to clean up than a microwaved Klondike bar.

Now, the following is a true story and it was witnessed by one of our producers, Alice Winkler.

Alice, take it away.

ALICE WINKLER: I was on vacation last week with my best friend from high school and her 13-year-old son, Diego(ph), took a Klondike bar out of the freezer.

RAZ: A Klondike bar.

WINKLER: A Klondike bar with the tin foil wrap around it. And it was rock hard and he wanted to get it a little soft. He liked his ice cream goopy so he stuck ...

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