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Need help from science nerds re burning microwave (Earl)

My gf, was heating water for some tea in the microwave, usin...
180 pungent brethren
  07/05/15
you were smelling caramelizing sperm
ivory market tattoo
  07/05/15
why do you care? pure curiosity? but i'm guessing that it h...
Amber university
  07/05/15
I care because I am 1) curious and 2) would like to know if ...
180 pungent brethren
  07/05/15
probably means the cup isn't just ceramic. there's paint of...
glittery halford
  07/05/15
If it's stoneware that has been glazed, it's something calle...
Sapphire double fault garrison
  07/05/15
makes sense. So what is actually burning? the paint? I as...
180 pungent brethren
  07/05/15
No it's the glaze that's burning/cracking. You have to be...
Sapphire double fault garrison
  07/05/15
your house is possessed. leave nao.
aggressive station trump supporter
  07/05/15
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Amber university
  07/05/15
tbf youd be much better off poasting this on an appropriate ...
aggressive station trump supporter
  07/05/15
dont know how to use reddit :(
180 pungent brethren
  07/05/15
what do you use to heat your stew?
cerise site goyim
  07/05/15
slow cooker.
180 pungent brethren
  07/05/15
looks like your microwave burnt it somehow
Passionate crackhouse hunting ground
  07/05/15
enjoy mesothelioma
Wonderful reading party national security agency
  07/05/15
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dashing sinister lay new version
  07/06/15
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pea-brained main people shrine
  07/06/15
The glaze is reacting. Lots of glazes have metal in them, i...
Brindle Stead
  07/06/15
why does the metal burn after the glaze cracks and not norma...
180 pungent brethren
  07/06/15
I had some dishware and mugs from Crate & Barrel and the...
Rough-skinned Indian Lodge Round Eye
  07/06/15
"My gf, was heating water for some tea in the microwave...
Fishy set psychic
  07/06/15
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massive center
  07/06/15
Whats the difference
heady black keepsake machete
  07/06/15
cancer
Wonderful reading party national security agency
  07/06/15
cr earl is a fucking tea noob
soul-stirring maniacal nibblets stage
  07/06/15
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boyish crimson queen of the night principal's office
  07/06/15
thought nabokov would have something for this but there's on...
Fishy set psychic
  07/06/15
...
pea-brained main people shrine
  07/06/15
atd
At-the-ready fortuitous meteor son of senegal
  07/06/15
next week: earl asks why the water didn't bubble and then ex...
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  07/06/15
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Date: July 5th, 2015 10:58 PM
Author: 180 pungent brethren

My gf, was heating water for some tea in the microwave, using an old sango nova blue mug that I've had for maybe 8 years or so. The mug was clean and had only water in it. After a minute and a half a burning sugar smell came from the microwave. I pulled out the mug and this happened.

http://i.imgur.com/rovzp5E.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iZhiqpv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fmbbRXv.jpg

It looks and smells like burned carmelized sugar. This is the second time this has happened. Notice the burning shit is on the face of the mug where there is no water, and also on the handle of the mug. Where there is water, no burning shit.

Anyone have any fucking clue what this is? I am 100% certain the mug is clean and there is no sugar or anything else in the tap water. The micrwave is also clean. We've microwaved other shit in mugs/plates/etc no issue.

Science nerds pls help!

And yes, make fun of my shitty granite counter tops all you want.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265060)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:31 PM
Author: ivory market tattoo

you were smelling caramelizing sperm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265343)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:01 PM
Author: Amber university

why do you care? pure curiosity?

but i'm guessing that it had tiny cracks in it, water got inside and mixed with the chemicals over time, then when it was heated up it expanded and seeped out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265082)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:05 PM
Author: 180 pungent brethren

I care because I am 1) curious and 2) would like to know if it is safe to microwave any of this sango brand cookware, which I have been doing for the past 8 years. I dont drink coffee or tea, so very seldom do I microwave mugs.

I clean it thoroughly but see no cracks in it. Doesn't mean they dont exist.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265115)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:10 PM
Author: glittery halford

probably means the cup isn't just ceramic. there's paint of some type on it which is dissolving. it doesn't need to liquefy in order to act like a liquid in the microwave; it just needs to be soft/drippy under the surface glaze.

probably the binder in the paint is getting torched as it heats up and is burning.

my suggestion is to re-glaze the cup to trap the paints.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265161)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:10 PM
Author: Sapphire double fault garrison

If it's stoneware that has been glazed, it's something called crackled glaze, basically the glaze expands at different rate than the clay body which over time causes cracks which leads to what you have there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265169)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:17 PM
Author: 180 pungent brethren

makes sense. So what is actually burning? the paint? I assume the ceramic itself and the glaze does not burn.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265237)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:26 PM
Author: Sapphire double fault garrison

No it's the glaze that's burning/cracking.

You have to be careful because some of that shit is made in China and they use lead-based glaze. Either way you should just throw it out or try and get a refund from the manufacturer.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265309)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:12 PM
Author: aggressive station trump supporter

your house is possessed. leave nao.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265187)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:13 PM
Author: Amber university



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265195)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:13 PM
Author: aggressive station trump supporter

tbf youd be much better off poasting this on an appropriate subreddit. the nerds there actully know shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265197)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:20 PM
Author: 180 pungent brethren

dont know how to use reddit :(

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265263)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:19 PM
Author: cerise site goyim

what do you use to heat your stew?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265252)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:20 PM
Author: 180 pungent brethren

slow cooker.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265260)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:20 PM
Author: Passionate crackhouse hunting ground

looks like your microwave burnt it somehow

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265264)



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Date: July 5th, 2015 11:39 PM
Author: Wonderful reading party national security agency

enjoy mesothelioma

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265419)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 1:00 AM
Author: dashing sinister lay new version



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265878)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 12:52 AM
Author: pea-brained main people shrine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265847)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 12:53 AM
Author: Brindle Stead

The glaze is reacting. Lots of glazes have metal in them, including lead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265849)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 1:54 AM
Author: 180 pungent brethren

why does the metal burn after the glaze cracks and not normally.

The brand supposedly is lead free.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28266135)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 2:05 AM
Author: Rough-skinned Indian Lodge Round Eye

I had some dishware and mugs from Crate & Barrel and the glaze eventually cracked just like this, too, after microwaving. I don't trust them not to be lead free or not to have some other Chinese poison in them and they all went into the garbage. They will lie and put lives in danger to make one more penny. I tried just not microwaving them for a while, but then had two sets of dishes and rules and it was just stupid.

I then bought a glass Pyrex pitcher to heat up water for tea and that shattered eventually. Everything is shit now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28266155)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 12:59 AM
Author: Fishy set psychic

"My gf, was heating water for some tea in the microwave"

did you beat her til she spoke korean for this.

TEA is made with BOILING water from a stovetop or electric KETTLE.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28265872)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 1:56 AM
Author: massive center



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28266139)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 2:06 AM
Author: heady black keepsake machete

Whats the difference

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28266156)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 2:08 AM
Author: Wonderful reading party national security agency

cancer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28266158)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 3:42 PM
Author: soul-stirring maniacal nibblets stage

cr

earl is a fucking tea noob

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28268999)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 3:46 PM
Author: boyish crimson queen of the night principal's office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28269027)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 5:15 PM
Author: Fishy set psychic

thought nabokov would have something for this but there's only orwell:

http://www.booksatoz.com/witsend/tea/orwell.htm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28269576)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 3:40 PM
Author: pea-brained main people shrine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28268982)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 3:47 PM
Author: At-the-ready fortuitous meteor son of senegal

atd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28269034)



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Date: July 6th, 2015 6:15 PM
Author: Shaky Death Wish

next week: earl asks why the water didn't bubble and then exploded in his face

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28269867)



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Date: July 7th, 2015 12:37 AM
Author: pea-brained main people shrine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2927652&forum_id=2#28273127)