Physicists explain fireballs erupting from grapes in microwave oven
Phys.org - Tue 19 Feb 19A trio of researchers with McMaster, Concordia and Trent Universities has solved the mystery of why pairs of grapes ignite into fireballs when cooked together in a microwave oven. In their paper ...
Revealed: why grapes spark when you microwave them
Cosmos Magazine - Tue 19 Feb 19When you make a grape flash, does it give a little whine? Natalie Parletta reports.
Physicists Finally Discover Why Grapes Ignite in the Microwave
Discover Magazine - Mon 18 Feb 19Consider the humble grape. Small, spheroid, with pleasantly taut skin, leaving a burst of sweetness on the tongue. Hardly a fruit you'd need to defend yourself against. Put a gently touching ...
Grapes in a microwave generate a fiery plasma and now we know why
Newscientist - Mon 18 Feb 19For years people have been uploading videos of the blazing eruption caused by microwaving sliced grapes – but the explanations were all wrong
Microwaved Grapes Spit Plasma, and Scientists Finally Know Why
Livescience - Fri 22 Feb 19Why do grapes ignite when you microwave them? At long last, science has an answer.
Why grapes create plasma in a microwave: Scientists discover they trap electromagnetic radiation
Daily Mail - Mon 18 Feb 19The scientists discovered that by simply putting two grapes close to one another, they're the right size and shape to trap microwaves, create a 'hotspot' and generate plasma.
The wrath of grapes: A tale of 12 dead microwaves and plasma-spewing grapes
Ars Technica - Mon 18 Feb 19Trent University researchers found that the effect is due to "hot spot."
Why a Grape Turns Into a Fireball in a Microwave
Wired Science - Mon 18 Feb 19Nuking a grape produces sparks of plasma, as plenty of YouTube videos document. Now physicists think they can explain how that energy builds up.